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>> Gentoo Security Update Fixes Kdegraphics Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : Gentoo Security Update Fixes Kdegraphics Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0556
CVE ID : CVE-2006-0301
Rated as : High Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-02-13
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Gentoo has released updated packages to address a vulnerability identified in Kdegraphics. This flaw is due to a heap overflow error when processing malformed splash images that produce certain values that exceed the "width" or "height" of the associated bitmap, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0389
ChangeLog
2006-02-13 : Initial release
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