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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1037-1 (zgv)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

16 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update to zgv announced via advisory DSA 1037-1. Andrea Barisani discovered that zgv, an svgalib graphics viewer, attempts to decode JPEG images within the CMYK/YCCK colour space incorrectly, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 5.5-3woody3.

Solution

Solution

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 5.7-1.4. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your zgv package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201037-1

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