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diff --git a/glsa-200701-05.xml b/glsa-200701-05.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..55e9b1de --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200701-05.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200701-05"> + <title>KDE kfile JPEG info plugin: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis> + The KDE kfile JPEG info plugin of kdegraphics could enter an endless loop + leading to a Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">kdegraphics-kfile-plugins</product> + <announced>January 12, 2007</announced> + <revised>January 12, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>155949</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="kde-base/kdegraphics-kfile-plugins" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.5.5-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.5.5-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The KDE kfile-info JPEG plugin provides meta-information about JPEG + files. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Marcus Meissner of the SUSE security team discovered a stack overflow + vulnerability in the code processing EXIF information in the kfile JPEG + info plugin. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All KDE users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdegraphics-kfile-plugins-3.5.5-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6297">CVE-2006-6297</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:45:31 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:52:12 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:14:10 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |