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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4160-1 (libevt - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
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.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libevt on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
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 linked in the references.