GDK-Pixbuf BMP Image Processing Double Free Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:12950

Info

GDK-Pixbuf BMP Image Processing Double Free Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12950
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2005-0891
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 30 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 28 2007 10:05PM
Credit: Discovery is credited to David Costanzo.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 F...
Turbolinux Home
SuSE Linux 8.1
SuSE Linux 8.0 i386
SuSE Linux 8.0
SuSE Linux 7.3 sparc
SuSE Linux 7.3 ppc
SuSE Linux 7.3 i386
SuSE Linux 7.3
SuSE Linux 7.2 i386
SuSE Linux 7.2
SuSE Linux 7.1 x86
SuSE Linux 7.1 sparc
SuSE Linux 7.1 ppc
SuSE Linux 7.1 alpha
SuSE Linux 7.1
SuSE Linux 7.0 sparc
SuSE Linux 7.0 ppc
SuSE Linux 7.0 i386
SuSE Linux 7.0 alpha
SuSE Linux 7.0
SuSE Linux 6.4 ppc
SuSE Linux 6.4 i386
SuSE Linux 6.4 alpha
SuSE Linux 6.4
SuSE Linux 6.3 ppc
SuSE Linux 6.3 alpha
SuSE Linux 6.3
SuSE Linux 6.2
SuSE Linux 6.1 alpha
SuSE Linux 6.1
SGI ProPack 3.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat Fedora Core3
Redhat Fedora Core2
Redhat Fedora Core1
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Redhat Desktop 4.0
Redhat Desktop 3.0
Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1 IA64
Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
GTK GTK+ 2.4.14
GNOME GdkPixbuf 0.22
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0 AMD64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

GDK-Pixbuf BMP Image Processing Double Free Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

The gdk-pixbuf library is reported prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability. This issue arises due to a double-free condition.

Reportedly, this vulnerability presents itself when an application that is linked against the library handles malformed bitmap (.bmp) image files.

A successful attack may result in a denial-of-service condition. It is not confirmed whether this vulnerability could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code.

The gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0 and gtk2 2.4.14 packages are known to be vulnerable to this issue. Other versions are likely affected as well.

This BID will be updated when more information becomes available.

Exploit / POC

GDK-Pixbuf BMP Image Processing Double Free Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability


Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

Solution / Fix

GDK-Pixbuf BMP Image Processing Double Free Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:

Please see the referenced advisories for more information.


Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 F...

GNOME GdkPixbuf 0.22

Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0

Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0

GTK GTK+ 2.4.14

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc

References

GDK-Pixbuf BMP Image Processing Double Free Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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