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Debian: DSA-3799-1 Critical: Imagemagick Memory Handling Problems

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Calendar Grey March 1, 2017
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Important patch for GIMP released to fix various security issues; users are advised to apply updates to ensure system integrity.
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in imagemagick: Various memory handling problems and cases of missing or incomplete input sanitising may result in denial of service or th...
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Summary

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in imagemagick: Various
memory handling problems and cases of missing or incomplete input
sanitising may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary
code if malformed TIFF, WPG, IPL, MPC or PSB files are processed.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u7.

For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your imagemagick 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: imagemagick
CVE ID: CVE-2016-8707 CVE-2016-10062 CVE-2016-10144

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