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Debian Security Advisory DSA 2844-1 (djvulibre - arbitrary code execution)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
10 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
It was discovered that djvulibre, the Open Source DjVu implementation project, can be crashed or possibly make it execute arbitrary code when processing a specially crafted djvu file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
djvulibre on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 3.5.23-3+squeeze1. This problem has been fixed before the release of the stable distribution (wheezy), therefore it is not affected. We recommend that you upgrade your djvulibre packages.