[tk8.3] [tk8.4] [CVE-2008-0553] buffer overflow in the GIF image parsing code
Bug #191204 reported by
disabled.user
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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tk8.3 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
tk8.4 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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paolodelbene | ||
tk8.5 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: tk8.3
References:
DSA-1490-1 (http://
DSA-1491-1 (http://
Quoting:
"It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the GIF image parsing code
of Tk, a cross-platform graphical toolkit, could lead to denial of
service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code."
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tk8.5 fixed in 8.5.0-3 (in Hardy).