Security
Security
The KDE kfile JPEG info plugin of kdegraphics could enter an endless loop leading to a Denial of Service.
| Package | kde-base/kdegraphics-kfile-plugins on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 3.5.5-r1 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 3.5.5-r1 |
The KDE kfile-info JPEG plugin provides meta-information about JPEG files.
Marcus Meissner of the SUSE security team discovered a stack overflow vulnerability in the code processing EXIF information in the kfile JPEG info plugin.
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.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All KDE users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdegraphics-kfile-plugins-3.5.5-r1"
Release date
January 12, 2007
Latest revision
January 12, 2007: 01
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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