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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-6314

The make_available_at_least function in io-tiff.c in gdk-pixbuf allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large TIFF file.

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CVE-2017-6314

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Mar 2017, 02:59 UTC

The make_available_at_least function in io-tiff.c in gdk-pixbuf allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large TIFF file.

osv:CVE-2017-6314
Complete source record
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