CVE-2007-2949

Description

Integer overflow in the seek_to_and_unpack_pixeldata function in the psd.c plugin in Gimp 2.2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PSD file that contains a large (1) width or (2) height value.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 25.89% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory slackware.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory gnome.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-63/advisory/ patch vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25949 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26044 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26132 third party advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35246 vdb entry third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1487 broken link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-09.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.360191 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26575 third party advisory broken link
http://osvdb.org/37804 vdb entry broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5772 vdb entry tool signature signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/26384 third party advisory broken link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201320-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0513.html vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25677 third party advisory patch broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11276 vdb entry tool signature signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/28114 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2421 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26215 third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24745 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-480-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103170-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://svn.gnome.org/viewcvs/gimp?view=revision&revision=22798 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:170 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1335 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26939 third party advisory broken link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/399896 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4241 vdb entry broken link
http://issues.foresightlinux.org/browse/FL-457 broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2949?
CVE-2007-2949 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2949?
To fix CVE-2007-2949, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-2949 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-2949 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~26% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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