Imlib2: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Imlib2: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Imlib2. imlib2 2008-12-23 2008-12-23 248057 remote 1.4.2-r1 1.4.2-r1

Imlib2 is replacement library from the Enlightenment project for libraries like libXpm.

Julien Danjou reported a pointer arithmetic error and a heap-based buffer overflow within the load() function of the XPM image loader.

A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted XPM image, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All Imlib2 users should upgrade to the latest version:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/imlib2-1.4.2-r1"

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