Mageia 6: MGASA-2019-0064 Medium: Transfig Code Execution Risk
mageia
February 13, 2019
It was discovered that transfig incorrectly handled certain FIG files
Summary
It was discovered that transfig incorrectly handled certain FIG files. An
attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code
(CVE-2018-16140).
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23537
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3760-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16140
Topics Covered
Resolution
SRPMS
- 6/core/transfig-3.2.5d-9.2.mga6
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Publication date: 13 Feb 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0064.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-16140
Topics Covered
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