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Ubuntu 17.04: USN-3319-1 Critical: Libmwaw Remote Code Execution

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libmwaw could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3319-1
June 15, 2017

libmwaw vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- libmwaw: import library for some old Mac text documents

Details:

It was discovered that libmwaw incorrectly handled certain malformed
document files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause libmwaw 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 17.04:
  libmwaw-0.3-3                   0.3.9-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.10:
  libmwaw-0.3-3                   0.3.8-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libmwaw-0.3-3                   0.3.7-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libmwaw-0.1-1                   0.1.11-1ubuntu1.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3319-1
  CVE-2017-9433

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmwaw/0.3.9-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmwaw/0.3.8-2ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmwaw/0.3.7-1ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmwaw/0.1.11-1ubuntu1.1


Ubuntu 17.04: USN-3319-1 Critical: Libmwaw Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey June 15, 2017
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4781-1 outlines a libexample vulnerability that could lead to crashes or unauthorized access via specially crafted files.
libmwaw 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 17.04: libmwaw-0.3-3 0.3.9-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.10: libmwaw-0.3-3 0.3.8-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libmwaw-0.3-3 0.3.7-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libmwaw-0.1-1 0.1.11-1ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3319-1

CVE-2017-9433

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June 15, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmwaw/0.3.9-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmwaw/0.3.8-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmwaw/0.3.7-1ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmwaw/0.1.11-1ubuntu1.1

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