* source/XMPFiles/FormatSupport/GIF_Support.cpp (GIF_Support): Fix

	a nasty buffer overflow. Closes Debian #454297. Closes Gnome #484105

3 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 58b9a11..9d6a409 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-01-23  Hubert Figuiere  <hub@figuiere.net>
+
+	* source/XMPFiles/FormatSupport/GIF_Support.cpp (GIF_Support): Fix
+	a nasty buffer overflow. Closes Debian #454297. Closes Gnome #484105
+
 2008-01-22  Hubert Figuiere  <hub@figuiere.net>
 
 	* exempi/xmp.h: Fix a typo. (Closes #14200)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a25ac07..e2a7f32 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - Bug #13712: add --enable-unittest to disable tests.
 - Bug: Disable strict aliasing in XMPFiles due to bad casting.
 - Bug #14200: fix a typo.
+- Bug: fix a buffer overflow. Closes Debian #454297. Closes Gnome #484105
 
 1.99.7
 
diff --git a/source/XMPFiles/FormatSupport/GIF_Support.cpp b/source/XMPFiles/FormatSupport/GIF_Support.cpp
index 37149ad..5589f10 100644
--- a/source/XMPFiles/FormatSupport/GIF_Support.cpp
+++ b/source/XMPFiles/FormatSupport/GIF_Support.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace GIF_Support
 		long headerSize;
 		long tableSize = 0;
 		long bytesPerColor = 0;
-		unsigned char buffer[256];
+		unsigned char buffer[768];
 		
 		headerSize = 0;
 		bytesRead = LFA_Read ( fileRef, buffer, GIF_SIGNATURE_LEN );