# CVE-2006-6297: Stack consumption vulnerability in the KFILE JPEG (kfile\_jpeg) plugin in kdegraphics 3, as used by konqueror, digikam, and other KDE image b

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-12-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/23728
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:227
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23203
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-05.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23213
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21384
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20061129-1.txt
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4810
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23300
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017325

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