An integer overflow was discovered in Qt’s image loader. By processing a specially crafted image with an application that uses this library (like Konqueror), a remote attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the application’s privileges.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
24 October 2006
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
An integer overflow was discovered in Qt’s image loader. By processing a specially crafted image with an application that uses this library (like Konqueror), a remote attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the application’s privileges.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your Desktop session to effect the necessary changes.
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