Debian: DSA-3392-1: freeimage security update

Date 04 Nov 2015

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

Pengsu Cheng discovered that FreeImage, a library for graphic image formats, contained multiple integer underflows that could lead to a denial of service: remote attackers were able to trigger a crash by supplying a specially crafted image.


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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3392-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Sebastien Delafond
November 04, 2015                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : freeimage
CVE ID         : CVE-2015-0852
Debian Bug     : 797165

Pengsu Cheng discovered that FreeImage, a library for graphic image
formats, contained multiple integer underflows that could lead to a
denial of service: remote attackers were able to trigger a crash by
supplying a specially crafted image.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed
in version 3.15.1-1.1.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.15.4-4.2.

For the testing distribution (stretch) and unstable distribution
(sid), this problem has been fixed in version 3.15.4-6.

We recommend that you upgrade your freeimage 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/

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