Ubuntu Security Notice 5680-1 - It was discovered that gThumb did not properly managed memory when processing certain image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted JPEG file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause gThumb to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that gThumb did not properly handled certain malformed image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted JPEG file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause gThumb to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Continue reading...
