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GdkPixbuf BMP Loader Double Free Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA14776
Release Date: 2005-03-31
Popularity: 9,048 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:GdkPixbuf 0.x

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Description:
David Costanzo has reported a vulnerability in GdkPixbuf, 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 GdkPixbuf when a specially crafted BMP image is processed.

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