Debian: DSA-3477-1: iceweasel security update

Date 14 Feb 2016

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

Holger Fuhrmannek discovered that missing input sanitising in the Graphite font rendering engine could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3477-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
February 14, 2016                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : iceweasel
CVE ID         : CVE-2016-1523

Holger Fuhrmannek discovered that missing input sanitising in the
Graphite font rendering engine could result in the execution of arbitrary
code.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed
in version 38.6.1esr-1~deb7u1.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 38.6.1esr-1~deb8u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 44.0-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your iceweasel packages.

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