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Debian Jessie DSA-3817-1 Important: jbig2dec Denial of Service Threat

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Calendar Grey March 24, 2017
Scroller Debian
Enhance jbig2dec to address various vulnerabilities that could lead to denial of service and potential code execution threats.
Multiple security issues have been found in the JBIG2 decoder library, which may lead to lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed image file (usu...
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Summary

Multiple security issues have been found in the JBIG2 decoder library,
which may lead to lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary
code if a malformed image file (usually embedded in a PDF document) is
opened.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.13-4~deb8u1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been
fixed in version 0.13-4.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.13-4.

We recommend that you upgrade your jbig2dec 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: jbig2dec
CVE ID: CVE-2016-9601

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