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Gentoo: GLSA-200511-14 Normal: GTK+ 2 DoS and Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey November 16, 2005
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GTK+ 2's GdkPixbuf has several vulnerabilities in handling XPM decoding, which could lead to Denial of Service or even arbitrary code execution.
The GdkPixbuf library, that is also included in GTK+ 2, contains vulnerabilities that could lead to a Denial of Service or the execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200511-14 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: GTK+ 2, GdkPixbuf: Multiple XPM decoding vulnerabilities Date: November 16, 2005 Bugs: #112608 ID: 200511-14

Synopsis ======= The GdkPixbuf library, that is also included in GTK+ 2, contains vulnerabilities that could lead to a Denial of Service or the execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= GTK+ (the GIMP Toolkit) is a toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. The GdkPixbuf library provides facilities for image handling. It is available as a standalone library and also packaged with GTK+ 2.
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