- --------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian Security Advisory DSA 1168-1                    security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                         Moritz Muehlenhoff
September 4th, 2006                     http://www.debian.org/security/faq
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------Package        : imagemagick
Vulnerability  : several
Problem-Type   : local(remote)
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2006-2440 CVE-2006-3743 CVE-2006-3744
Debian Bug     : 345595

Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in Imagemagick, a
collection of image manipulation tools, which may lead to the execution
of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
identifies the following problems:

CVE-2006-2440

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Debian: New imagemagick packages fix arbitrary code execution

September 4, 2006
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in Imagemagick, a collection of image manipulation tools, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code

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