Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : imlib (MDKSA-2002:029)

Previous versions of imlib, prior to 1.9.13, would fall back to the NetPBM library which is not suitable for loading untrusted images due to various problem in it's code. The new imlib also fixes some problems with arguments passed to malloc. These problems could allow attackers to construct imag...

RHEL 2.1 / 3 : gdk-pixbuf (RHSA-2004:103)

Updated gdk-pixbuf packages that fix a crash are now available. The gdk-pixbuf package contains an image loading library used with the GNOME GUI desktop environment. Thomas Kristensen discovered a bitmap file that would cause versions of gdk-pixbuf prior to 0.20 to crash. To exploit this flaw, an...

Windows XP explorer.exe heap overflow.

Vulnerability in XP explorer.exe image loading ---------------------------------------------- Systems affected: Current XP - others not tested. Degree: Arbitrary code execution. Summary ------- A malformed .emf Enhanced Metafile, a graphics format file can cause an exploitable heap overflow in or...

[CLA-2002:548] Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - windowmaker

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACKAGE : windowmaker SUMMARY : Integer buffer overflow...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: : New imlib packages available

Updated imlib packages are now available for Red Hat Linux 6.2, 7, 7.1 and 7.2 which fix potential problems loading untrusted images. Imlib versions prior to 1.9.13 would fall back to loading images via the NetPBM package, which has various problems making it unsuitable for loading untrusted...