DSA-3378-1 gdk-pixbuf -- security update

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-7673   CVE-2015-7674  

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in gdk-pixbuf, a toolkit for image loading and pixel buffer manipulation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2015-7673 Gustavo Grieco discovered a heap overflow in the processing of TGA images which may result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service (process crash) if a malformed image is opened. CVE-2015-7674 Gustavo Grieco discovered an integer overflow flaw in the processing of GIF images which may result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service (process crash) if a malformed image is opened. For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 2.26.1-1+deb7u2. For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 2.31.1-2+deb8u3. For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.32.1-1 or earlier. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2.32.1-1 or earlier. We recommend that you upgrade your gdk-pixbuf packages.

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-3378-1 gdk-pixbuf -- security update

Date Reported:
24 Oct 2015
Affected Packages:
gdk-pixbuf
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2015-7673, CVE-2015-7674.
More information:

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in gdk-pixbuf, a toolkit for image loading and pixel buffer manipulation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

  • CVE-2015-7673

    Gustavo Grieco discovered a heap overflow in the processing of TGA images which may result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service (process crash) if a malformed image is opened.

  • CVE-2015-7674

    Gustavo Grieco discovered an integer overflow flaw in the processing of GIF images which may result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service (process crash) if a malformed image is opened.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 2.26.1-1+deb7u2.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 2.31.1-2+deb8u3.

For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.32.1-1 or earlier.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2.32.1-1 or earlier.

We recommend that you upgrade your gdk-pixbuf packages.