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Linux: Critical GdkPixBuf Exploit Severe: Denial Of Service Threat

Calendar Sep 16, 2004 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Another highly critical image-based security hole has been found, sparking a flurry of patches from Linux vendors.

Exploitation in GdkPixBuf can be used to caused a denial of service or provide remote system access. . . . Another highly critical image-based security hole has been found, sparking a flurry of patches from Linux vendors.

Exploitation in GdkPixBuf can be used to caused a denial of service or provide remote system access. There are several vulnerabilities here: one is a variant of the previous discovered Qt hole in bitmap images that can make an application run in an infinite loop.

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