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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4593-1 (freeimage - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'freeimage' package(s) announced via the DSA-4593-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
It was found that freeimage, a graphics library, was affected by the following two security issues: CVE-2019-12211 Heap buffer overflow caused by invalid memcpy in PluginTIFF. This flaw might be leveraged by remote attackers to trigger denial of service or any other unspecified impact via crafted TIFF data. CVE-2019-12213 Stack exhaustion caused by unwanted recursion in PluginTIFF. This flaw might be leveraged by remote attackers to trigger denial of service via crafted TIFF data.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'freeimage' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1. For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 3.18.0+ds2-1+deb10u1. We recommend that you upgrade your freeimage packages.