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FLEA-2007-0015-1: gimp

From: Foresight Linux Essential Announcement Service <foresight-security-noreply () foresightlinux org>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:51:59 -0400

Foresight Linux Essential Advisory: 2007-0015-1
Published: 2007-04-30

Rating: Minor

Updated Versions:
    gimp=/foresight.rpath.org@fl:1-devel//1/2.3.16-2-1
    group-dist=/foresight.rpath.org@fl:1-devel//1/1.2.1-0.3-3

References:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1318
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25012/
    http://milw0rm.com/exploits/3801

Description:

Previous versions of the gimp package allowed user-complicit arbitrary codeexecution at the permission level of the user running gimp (usually non-root)via a specially crafted .RAS file.

Current thread:

FLEA-2007-0015-1: gimp Foresight Linux Essential Announcement Service (Apr 30)