Tuesday, January 24, 2017

USN-3178-1: icoutils vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3178-1

24th January, 2017

icoutils vulnerabilities

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 version:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
icoutils 0.29.1-2ubuntu0.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.

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

References

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



from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/2j1QAXk

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