Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1567-1 blender -- buffer overrun

Date Reported:
05 May 2008
Affected Packages:
blender
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-1102.
More information:

Stefan Cornelius discovered a vulnerability in the Radiance High Dynamic Range (HDR) image parser in Blender, a 3D modelling application. The weakness could enable a stack-based buffer overflow and the execution of arbitrary code if a maliciously-crafted HDR file is opened, or if a directory containing such a file is browsed via Blender's image-open dialog.

For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.42a-7.1+etch1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2.45-5.

We recommend that you upgrade your blender packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/blender/blender_2.42a-7.1+etch1.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/blender/blender_2.42a-7.1+etch1.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/blender/blender_2.42a.orig.tar.gz
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/blender/blender_2.42a-7.1+etch1_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/blender/blender_2.42a-7.1+etch1_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/blender/blender_2.42a-7.1+etch1_arm.deb
HP Precision:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/blender/blender_2.42a-7.1+etch1_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/blender/blender_2.42a-7.1+etch1_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/blender/blender_2.42a-7.1+etch1_ia64.deb
Big-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/blender/blender_2.42a-7.1+etch1_mips.deb
Little-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/blender/blender_2.42a-7.1+etch1_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/blender/blender_2.42a-7.1+etch1_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/blender/blender_2.42a-7.1+etch1_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/blender/blender_2.42a-7.1+etch1_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.