CVE-2010-4543: Buffer Overflow
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier CVE-2010-4543 to the following vulnerability:
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readchanneldata function in file-psp.c in the Paint Shop Pro (PSP) plugin in GIMP 2.6.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a PSPCOMPRLE (aka RLE compression) image file that begins a long run count at the end of the image. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
References: [1] http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/2 [2] http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/7 [3] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=608497 [4] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showbug.cgi?id=666793 [5] http://osvdb.org/70284 [6] http://secunia.com/advisories/42771 [7] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0016
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2010-4543?
CVE-2010-4543 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for a heap-based buffer overflow.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4543?
To mitigate CVE-2010-4543, users should update GIMP to versions 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4.1, 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5_6.2, or 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1.
What software is affected by CVE-2010-4543?
CVE-2010-4543 affects GIMP version 2.6.11 and earlier versions.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2010-4543?
CVE-2010-4543 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.
Is CVE-2010-4543 specific to certain operating systems?
CVE-2010-4543 impacts GIMP installations on various Red Hat Linux distributions.