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gdk-pixbuf: multiple vulnerabilities
| Package(s): | gdk-pixbuf gtk2 |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2005-3186
CVE-2005-2976
CVE-2005-2975
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| Created: | November 15, 2005 |
Updated: | March 20, 2006 |
| Description: |
The gdk-pixbuf package contains an image loading library used with the
GNOME GUI desktop environment. A bug was found in the way gdk-pixbuf
processes XPM images. An attacker could create a carefully crafted XPM file
in such a way that it could cause an application linked with gdk-pixbuf to
execute arbitrary code when the file was opened by a victim.
Ludwig Nussel discovered an integer overflow bug in the way gdk-pixbuf
processes XPM images. An attacker could create a carefully crafted XPM
file in such a way that it could cause an application linked with
gdk-pixbuf to execute arbitrary code or crash when the file was opened by a
victim.
Ludwig Nussel also discovered an infinite-loop denial of service bug in the
way gdk-pixbuf processes XPM images. An attacker could create a carefully
crafted XPM file in such a way that it could cause an application linked
with gdk-pixbuf to stop responding when the file was opened by a victim. |
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