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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3765-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
January 14, 2017                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : icoutils
CVE ID         : CVE-2017-5331 CVE-2017-5332 CVE-2017-5333

Several programming errors in the wrestool tool of icoutils, a suite
of tools to create and extract MS Windows icons and cursors, allow
denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed
binary is parsed.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.31.0-2+deb8u2.

For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 0.31.1-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.31.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your icoutils 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/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-3765-1: icoutils security update

January 14, 2017
Several programming errors in the wrestool tool of icoutils, a suite of tools to create and extract MS Windows icons and cursors, allow denial of service or the execution of arbitr...

Summary

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.31.0-2+deb8u2.

For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 0.31.1-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.31.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your icoutils 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/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Several programming errors in the wrestool tool of icoutils, a suite
of tools to create and extract MS Windows icons and cursors, allow
denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed
binary is parsed.

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