Debian: DSA-4361-1: libextractor security update

Date 28 Dec 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 memory disclosure if a malformed OLE file is processed.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4361-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
December 28, 2018                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libextractor
CVE ID         : CVE-2018-20430 CVE-2018-20431

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libextractor, a library to
extract arbitrary meta-data from files, which may lead to denial of
service or memory disclosure if a malformed OLE file is processed.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 1:1.3-4+deb9u3.

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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