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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1221-1 (libgsf)
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
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to libgsf announced via advisory DSA 1221-1. infamous41md discovered a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in libgsf, a GNOME library for reading and writing structured file formats, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.11.1-1sarge1 For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.14.2-1 We recommend that you upgrade your libgsf packages. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201221-1