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Debian: DSA-3178-1 Moderate: Unace Integer Overflow DoS Risk

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Calendar Grey March 2, 2015
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Debian DSA-3179-1 resolves a critical buffer overflow exploit due to an unace integer issue, which could result in potential service disruption.
Jakub Wilk discovered that unace, an utility to extract, test and view .ace archives, contained an integer overflow leading to a buffer overflow
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Summary

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.2b-10+deb7u1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been
fixed in version 1.2b-12.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.2b-12.

We recommend that you upgrade your unace packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



Package: unace
CVE ID: CVE-2015-2063

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