Post by JediKai on Apr 16, 2008 20:48:42 GMT -5
According to my husband, the uber-geek network/security professional...
YES a .jpg can contain malicious code!
www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2004/09/65116
re gif
"The fourth problem is that a maliciously-crafted GIF image could be used to launch malicious code. "By carefully crafting a corrupt GIF image, an attacker can trigger a heap buffer overflow that may result in arbitrary code execution," found here
searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid14_gci1157894,00.html
YES a .jpg can contain malicious code!
www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2004/09/65116
re gif
"The fourth problem is that a maliciously-crafted GIF image could be used to launch malicious code. "By carefully crafting a corrupt GIF image, an attacker can trigger a heap buffer overflow that may result in arbitrary code execution," found here
searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid14_gci1157894,00.html