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>> GIMP Sunras Plugin "set_color_table()" RAS File Handling Code Execution Vulnerability
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Title : GIMP Sunras Plugin "set_color_table()" RAS File Handling Code Execution Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-1560
CVE ID : CVE-2007-2356
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-04-27
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A vulnerability has been identified in GIMP, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the "set_color_table()" [plug-ins/common/sunras.c] function when processing a malformed RAS file, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise an affected system by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file.
Affected Products
GIMP version 2.2.14 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1560
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Marsu
ChangeLog
2007-04-27 : Initial release
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