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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-4529-1 Moderate: FreeImage Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey September 22, 2020
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Uncover vital enhancements for FreeImage within Ubuntu that tackle memory vulnerabilities, bolstering overall system protection.
Several security issues were fixed in FreeImage.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in FreeImage.

Software Description:

- freeimage: Support library for graphics image formats

Details:

It was discovered that FreeImage incorrectly handled certain memory

operations. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted TIFF file, a

remote attacker could use this issue to cause a heap buffer overflow,

resulting in a denial of service attack. (CVE-2019-12211)

It was discovered that FreeImage incorrectly processed images under

certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted

TIFF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a

stack exhaustion condition, resulting in a denial of service attack.

(CVE-2019-12213)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu heap overflow FreeImage

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libfreeimage-dev                3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1
  libfreeimage3                   3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1
  libfreeimageplus-dev            3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1
  libfreeimageplus3               3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4529-1

CVE-2019-12211, CVE-2019-12213

September 22, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu heap overflow FreeImage

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeimage/3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1

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