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GdkPixbuf Suffers Image Decoding Vulnerabilities

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the heads-up dept.

DNAspark99 writes "It seems Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in GdkPixbuf, which can be exploited by malicious people to DoS (Denial of Service), and potentially compromise a vulnerable system. Personally, I wasn't concerned about this until I ran 'ldd firefox-bin | grep libgdk_pixbuf'" There's no official patch yet, but the article notes several Linux vendors have issued updates. Worth keeping an eye for those who use libgdk_pixbuf under other Unix-style operating systems as well.

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  1. Re:Somebody is busy ... by bman08 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I really dislike cockroaches and scorpions (it's the babies on the back thing), but the worst kinds bugs I can think of are earwigs. They compromise your ears!!!

  2. deja-vu by Performer+Guy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I have a strange feeling of deja-vu, but something's different, almost like they've hacked the matrix, hmm... that's it! They've hacked reality to move a the vulnerability that was found in Windows only days ago.

    This is getting serious, somebody check the windows, quick!