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Debian 8 DSA-3807-1 Critical: Icoutils Denial of Service Threat

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the icotool and wrestool tools of Icoutils, a set of programs that deal with MS Windows icons and cursors, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed .ico or .exe file is processed. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3807-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff March 12, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : icoutils CVE ID : CVE-2017-6009 CVE-2017-6010 CVE-2017-6011 Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the icotool and wrestool tools of Icoutils, a set of programs that deal with MS Windows icons and cursors, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed .ico or .exe file is processed. For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 0.31.0-2+deb8u3. For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 0.31.2-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 0.31.2-1. We recommend that you upgrade your icoutils packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Several vulnerabilities identified in icotools resulting in potential DoS and remote code execution. Update immediately for enhanced security measures.. Debian Security,Icoutils,DoS,Critical Threat,Security Update. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 12, 2017 •Critical Debian