Debian: DSA-3980-2 Urgent: Libxml2 Parsing Flaw Execution Risk
debian
June 9, 2017
It was discovered that a buffer overflow in libmwaw, a library to open old Mac text documents might result in the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed document is opened
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Summary
It was discovered that a buffer overflow in libmwaw, a library to open
old Mac text documents might result in the execution of arbitrary code
if a malformed document is opened.
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.3.1-2+deb8u1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.3.9-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your libmwaw 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: libmwaw
CVE ID: CVE-2017-9433
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