| Name | CentOS.Security.Update.for.Libwmf.CESA-2006-0597 |
| Release Date | May 25, 2010 |
| Severity | Medium |
| Impact | This vulnerability could cause execution of arbitrary code. |
| Description | Libwmf is a library for reading and converting Windows MetaFile vector graphics (WMF) used by packages such as GIMP and ImageMagick.
An integer overflow flaw was discovered in libwmf. An attacker could create a carefully crafted WMF flaw that could execute arbitrary code if opened by a victim. (CVE-2006-3376). |
| Recommended Actions | To resolve this issue, please upgrade to the latest packages which contain a backported patch.
Refer to CentOS advisory CentOS 4 ia64 CentOS 4 axp CentOS 4 s390 CentOS 4 x86_64 CentOS 4 i386 for updates and patch information. |
| Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) | http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2006-3376
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