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Ubuntu: USN-4270-1 Medium: Libjpg Denial Of Service Vulnerability

It was discovered that insufficient input sanitising in libevt, a library to access the Windows Event Log (EVT) format, could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed EVT file is processed. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4160-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff April 01, 2018 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : libevt CVE ID : CVE-2018-8754 It was discovered that insufficient input sanitising in libevt, a library to access the Windows Event Log (EVT) format, could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed EVT file is processed. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 20170120-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libevt packages. For the detailed security status of libevt please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libevt 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. . Inadequate input validation in libevt poses risks of potential remote code execution or service interruption. Immediate update advised.. libevt Security Update, Debian Advisory, Denial Of Service Threat. . Severity: Medium. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 01, 2018 •Medium Debian