CVE-2005-3186
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Integer overflow in the GTK+ gdk-pixbuf XPM image rendering library in GTK+ 2.4.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via an XPM file with a number of colors that causes insufficient memory to be allocated, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
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Statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 (gdk-pixbuf) | RHSA-2005:810 | 2005-11-15 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (gdk-pixbuf) | RHSA-2005:810 | 2005-11-15 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (gtk2) | RHSA-2005:811 | 2005-11-15 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (gtk2) | RHSA-2005:811 | 2005-11-15 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (gdk-pixbuf) | RHSA-2005:810 | 2005-11-15 |
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