[SA34635] OpenJDK Little cms Monochrome Profiles Denial of Service

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TITLE:
OpenJDK Little cms Monochrome Profiles Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34635

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34635/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in OpenJDK, which can be exploited
by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to the use of vulnerable Little cms
code.

For more information:
SA34634

SOLUTION:
Do not process untrusted images.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported in a Red Hat bug report.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492353

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA34634:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34634/

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