1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200701-05 / kdegraphics-kfile-plugins |
| Release Date | January 12, 2007 |
| Latest Revision | January 12, 2007: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| kde-base/kdegraphics-kfile-plugins | < 3.5.5-r1 | >= 3.5.5-r1 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #155949
The KDE kfile JPEG info plugin of kdegraphics could enter an endless loop leading to a Denial of Service.
The KDE kfile-info JPEG plugin provides meta-information about JPEG files.
Marcus Meissner of the SUSE security team discovered a stack overflow vulnerability in the code processing EXIF information in the kfile JPEG info plugin.
A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted JPEG image with a KDE application like Konqueror or digiKam, leading to a Denial of Service by an infinite recursion.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All KDE users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdegraphics-kfile-plugins-3.5.5-r1" |