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KDE JPEG kfile-info EXIF Denial of Service Weakness
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23203
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Release Date:
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2006-12-04
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Last Update:
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2006-12-08
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Popularity:
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8,420 views
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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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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | KDE 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-6297
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Description:
A weakness has been reported in KDE, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The weakness is caused due to an error within the JPEG kfile-info plugin when parsing EXIF information. This can be exploited to cause an endless recursion by e.g. tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file with an application using the kfile-info plugin.
The weakness is reported in version 3.1.0 through 3.5.5
Solution:
Apply patch.
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.5.5-kdegraphics.diff
Provided and/or discovered by:
Marcus Meissner, SUSE Security
Changelog:
2006-12-08: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20061129-1.txt
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