Description: | Updated giflib packages that fix several security issues are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.The giflib packages contain a shared library of functions for loading andsaving GIF image files. This library is API and ABI compatible withlibungif, the library that supported uncompressed GIF image files while theUnisys LZW patent was in effect.Several flaws were discovered in the way giflib decodes GIF images. Anattacker could create a carefully crafted GIF image that could cause anapplication using giflib to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code whenopened by a victim. (CVE-2005-2974, CVE-2005-3350) |