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GTK+ "GdkPixbufLoader()" Denial of Service
Secunia Advisory: SA23884
Release Date: 2007-01-25
Popularity: 7,814 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:GTK+ 2.x

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in GTK+, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the "GdkPixbufLoader()" when handling certain malformed input. This can be exploited to crash an application using the library by tricking it into processing specially crafted image files.

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