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Title : imlib2 Multiple Image Format Handling Client-Side Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4349
CVE ID : CVE-2006-4806 - CVE-2006-4807 - CVE-2006-4808 - CVE-2006-4809
Rated as : High Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-11-06

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in imlib, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service. These flaws are due to buffer overflow errors when processing malformed ARGB, JPG, LBM, PNG, PNM, TGA, and TIFF images, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable system via a malicious image.

Credits

Vulnerabilities reported by M. Joonas Pihlaja

ChangeLog

2006-11-06 : Initial release
2007-05-06 : Updated Solution

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