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GTK+ BMP Loader Double Free Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA14775
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Release Date:
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2005-03-31
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | GTK+ 2.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2005-0891 (Secunia mirror)
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This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
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Description:
David Costanzo has reported a vulnerability in GTK+, which can be exploited by malicious people to crash certain applications on a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a double free error in the BMP loader. This can be exploited to crash an application linked against GTK+ when a specially crafted BMP image is processed.
Solution:
Secunia is not currently aware of an official patch or updated version addressing this issue.
Don't process untrusted BMP images in applications linked against GTK+.
Provided and/or discovered by:
David Costanzo
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3 Related Secunia Security Advisories
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1. GTK+ "GdkPixbufLoader()" Denial of Service
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2. GTK+ GdkPixbuf XPM Image Rendering Library Multiple Vulnerabilities
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3. GTK+ Multiple Image Decoding Vulnerabilities
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