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>> GraphicsMagick File Extension Handling Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Title : GraphicsMagick File Extension Handling Security Bypass Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1402
CVE ID : GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-05-02
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A vulnerability has been identified in GraphicsMagick, which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security restrictions. This issue is caused by an error when processing certain file extensions (i.e. "autotrace", "browse", "dcraw", "edit", "gs-color", "gs-color+alpha", "gs-gray", "gs-mono", "launch", "mpeg-encode", "print", "scan", "show", "win", "xc", and "x"), which could be exploited by attackers to access X11 or invoke convenience or stealth delegate programs.
Affected Products
GraphicsMagick versions prior to 1.1.12
Solution
Upgrade to GraphicsMagick version 1.1.12 :
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=595544&group_id=73485
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1402
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=595544&group_id=73485
Credits
Vulnerability reported by the vendor.
ChangeLog
2008-05-02 : Initial release
Vulnerability Management
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