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Linux users warned over GNOME attack

Publication:ZDNet UKDate:Dec 09 2004
Reporter:Robert Lemos

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Several flaws in common Linux code used to process graphics in the GNOME desktop environment could allow an attacker to compromise a computer that displays a malicious image file, a security group warned this week.

The vulnerabilities occur in the Imlib software library, a set of common code for handling images, security information provider Secunia stated in an advisory Tuesday. The company rated the flaw threat as "highly critical".




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