Debian: DSA-4290-1: libextractor security update

Date 10 Sep 2018

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By Anthony Pell

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libextractor, a library to extract arbitrary meta-data from files, which may lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a specially crafted file is opened.


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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4290-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
September 10, 2018                    https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libextractor
CVE ID         : CVE-2018-14346 CVE-2018-14347 CVE-2018-16430
Debian Bug     : 904903 904905 907987

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libextractor, a library to
extract arbitrary meta-data from files, which may lead to denial of
service or the execution of arbitrary code if a specially crafted file
is opened.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 1:1.3-4+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libextractor packages.

For the detailed security status of libextractor please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libextractor

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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