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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-3178-1 Moderate: icoutils Denial of Service

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icoutils could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3178-1
January 24, 2017

icoutils vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

icoutils could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened
a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- icoutils: Create and extract MS Windows icons and cursors

Details:

It was discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled memory when processing
certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted file, an attacker could cause icoutils to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  icoutils                        0.29.1-2ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3178-1
  CVE-2017-5208, CVE-2017-5331, CVE-2017-5332, CVE-2017-5333

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icoutils/0.29.1-2ubuntu0.1


Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-3178-1 Moderate: icoutils Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey January 24, 2017
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Ubuntu Security Advisory USN-3179-1 highlights vulnerabilities in the package xutils impacting Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
icoutils could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: icoutils 0.29.1-2ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3178-1

CVE-2017-5208, CVE-2017-5331, CVE-2017-5332, CVE-2017-5333

January 24, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icoutils/0.29.1-2ubuntu0.1

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