Debian 8 DSA-3537-1 Critical: Imlib2 Segmentation Faults and Fixes
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March 31, 2016
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in imlib2, an image manipulation library
Topics Covered
Summary
CVE-2014-9762
A segmentation fault could occur when opening GIFs without a
colormap.
CVE-2014-9763
Several divisions by zero, resulting in a program crash, could
occur when handling PNM files.
CVE-2014-9764
A segmentation fault could occur when opening GIFs with feh.
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed
in version 1.4.5-1+deb7u1.
For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.4.6-2+deb8u1.
For the testing (stretch) and unstable (sid) distributions, these
problems have been fixed in version 1.4.7-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your imlib2 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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Package: imlib2
CVE ID: CVE-2014-9762 CVE-2014-9763 CVE-2014-9764
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