Security buffer overflow: libtk-img packages arbitrary code execution

by on May 19, 2008 · 0 comments· Last updated June 19, 2008

It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the GIF image parsing code of Tk, a cross-platform graphical toolkit, could lead to denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code. This is affected on all Linux / UNIX distributions.

Details:

Package : libtk-img
Vulnerability : buffer overflow
Problem type : local (remote)
Debian-specific: no
CVE Id(s) : CVE-2008-0553

Debian / Ubuntu Linux Fix

Type the following command:
# apt-get update
# apt-get upgrade



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