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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3302-1 (libwmf - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Insufficient input sanitising in libwmf, a library to process Windows metafile data, may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed WMF file is opened.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libwmf on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 0.2.8.4-10.3+deb7u1. For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 0.2.8.4-10.3+deb8u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your libwmf packages.