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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2008-005

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory – An infinite recursion flaw was found in the way that libexif parses Exif image tags. A carefully crafted Exif image file opened by an application linked against libexif could cause the application to crash. An integer overflow flaw was also found in how libexif parses Exif image tags. A carefully crafted Exif image file opened by an application linked against libexif could cause the application to crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user executing the application.

 

You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/62481/MDVSA-2008-005.txt

Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/62481/Mandriva-Linux-Security-Advisory-2008-005.html

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