An ImageMagick security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-11:01
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: ImageMagick: EXIF buffer overflow
Date: November 06, 2004
Bugs: #69825
ID: 200411-11:01

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Synopsis
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ImageMagick contains an error in boundary checks when handling EXIF information, which could lead to arbitrary code execution.



Background
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ImageMagick is a collection of tools to read, write and manipulate images in many formats.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/imagemagick < 6.1.3.2 >= 6.1.3.2

Description
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ImageMagick fails to do proper bounds checking when handling image files with EXIF information.

Impact
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An attacker could use an image file with specially-crafted EXIF information to cause arbitrary code execution with the permissions of the user running ImageMagick.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All ImageMagick users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/imagemagick-6.1.3.2"

References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2004-0981
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0981
[ 2 ] ImageMagick ChangeLog
http://www.imagemagick.org/www/Changelog.html
[ 3 ] SA 12995
http://secunia.com/advisories/12995/

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-11.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0