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Debian 8 DSA-3807-1 Critical: Icoutils Denial of Service Threat

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Calendar Grey March 12, 2017
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Several vulnerabilities identified in icotools resulting in potential DoS and remote code execution. Update immediately for enhanced security measures.
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the icotool and wrestool tools of Icoutils, a set of programs that deal with MS Windows icons and cursors, which may result in denial of...

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the icotool and wrestool
tools of Icoutils, a set of programs that deal with MS Windows icons and
cursors, which may result in denial of service or the execution of
arbitrary code if a malformed .ico or .exe file is processed.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.31.0-2+deb8u3.

For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been
fixed in version 0.31.2-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.31.2-1.

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/



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Package: icoutils
CVE ID: CVE-2017-6009 CVE-2017-6010 CVE-2017-6011

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