Re: [oss-security] RE: GIMP FIT File Format DoS

[Benji <me () b3nji com>]

hey! let them having something to add to CV! Stop be fun police!
Everyone know security isnt actually about security, just make CV look
super cool.

On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Morris, Patrick <patrick.morris () hp com> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joseph Sheridan [mailto:joe () reactionis com]
> > Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 3:56 AM
> > To: 'full-disclosure'; 'bugtraq'; secalert () securityreason com;
> > bugs () securitytracker com; 'vuln'; vuln () security nnov ru;
> > news () securiteam com; moderators () osvdb org;
> > submissions () packetstormsecurity org; submit () cxsecurity com; oss-
> > security () lists openwall com; bugs () securitytracker com
> > Subject: GIMP FIT File Format DoS
> >
> > Summary
> > =======
> >
> > There is a file handling DoS in GIMP (the GNU Image Manipulation
> > Program) for
> > the 'fit' file format affecting all versions (Windows and Linux) up to
> > and
> > including 2.8.0. A file in the fit format with a malformed 'XTENSION'
> > header
> > will cause a crash in the GIMP program.
>
> Is a crash in a single-user program really a security vulnerability? I could
> understand if there was evidence that this could lead to privilege escalation
> or other actual security issue, but this sounds like a garden-variety crash
> bug to me.

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