+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #150036 +++ A potential buffer overflow from the use of unsigned integers has been found in the XPM processing library of xorg. https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1920
This issue should also affect RHEL2.1
setting to moderate severity since only a subset of applications are affected by this, and many of those do not parse untrusted xpm files. Applications like the gimp and others have their own xpm implementations.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-331.html
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-044.html