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PostPosted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:26 am    Post subject: [ GLSA 200710-07 ] Tk: Buffer overflow Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Tk: Buffer overflow (GLSA 200710-07)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: October 07, 2007
Bug(s): #192539
ID: 200710-07

Synopsis

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Tk.

Background

Tk is a toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces.

Affected Packages

Package: dev-lang/tk
Vulnerable: < 8.4.15-r1
Unaffected: >= 8.4.15-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Reinhard Max discovered a boundary error in Tk when processing an interlaced GIF with two frames where the second is smaller than the first one.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted GIF image with a Tk-based software, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Tk users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/tk-8.4.15-r1"


References

CVE-2007-4851
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