31298 : KDE kfile-info Plugin EXIF File Handling Overflow DoS
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Nov 29, 2006

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Description

(Description Provided by CVE) : Stack consumption vulnerability in the KFILE JPEG (kfile_jpeg) plugin in kdegraphics 3, as used by konqueror, digikam, and other KDE image browsers, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted EXIF section in a JPEG file, which results in an infinite recursion.

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Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability

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