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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1054-1] libgxps security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
It was discovered that there was a NULL pointer dereference in libgxps, a library to handle XML Paper Specification specifications. Specially-crafted input could lead to a remote denial of service attack.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libgxps on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', this issue has been fixed in libgxps version 0.2.2-2+deb7u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libgxps packages.