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>> GTK+ "GdkPixbufLoader()" Image Handling Client-Side Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Title : GTK+ "GdkPixbufLoader()" Image Handling Client-Side Denial of Service Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-0331
CVE ID : CVE-2007-0010
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-01-25
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A vulnerability has been identified in GTK+, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is due to an error in the "GdkPixbufLoader()" function when processing invalid input, which could allow malicious people to crash an application linked against a vulnerable library (e.g. Evolution) via a specially crafted image file.
Affected Products
GTK+ versions 2.x
Solution
Apply patch :
http://cvs.gnome.org/viewcvs/gtk%2B/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-loader.c?r1=1.99&r2=1.100
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0331
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Arjan van de Ven
ChangeLog
2007-01-25 : Initial release
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