USN-2767-1

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USN-2767-1

Summary: gdk-pixbuf vulnerabilities

Details: Gustavo Grieco discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle scaling tga image files, leading to a heap overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a tga image file, a remote attacker could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7673) Gustavo Grieco discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library contained an integer overflow when handling certain GIF images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a GIF image file, a remote attacker could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7674)

References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2767-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7673, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7674