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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200701-05
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: KDE kfile JPEG info plugin: Denial of Service
Date: January 12, 2007
Bugs: #155949
ID: 200701-05
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Synopsis
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The KDE kfile JPEG info plugin of kdegraphics could enter an endless
loop leading to a Denial of Service.
Background
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The KDE kfile-info JPEG plugin provides meta-information about JPEG
files.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 kde-base/kdegraphics-kfile-plugins < 3.5.5-r1 >= 3.5.5-r1
Description
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Marcus Meissner of the SUSE security team discovered a stack overflow
vulnerability in the code processing EXIF information in the kfile JPEG
info plugin.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted JPEG
image with a KDE application like Konqueror or digiKam, leading to a
Denial of Service by an infinite recursion.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All KDE users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdegraphics-kfile-plugins-3.5.5-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-6297
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6297
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-05.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security at gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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