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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3855-1 (jbig2dec - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Multiple security issues have been found in the JBIG2 decoder library, which may lead to denial of service, disclosure of sensitive information from process memory or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed image file (usually embedded in a PDF document) is opened.
Affected Software
Affected Software
jbig2dec on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 0.13-4~deb8u2. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 0.13-4.1. We recommend that you upgrade your jbig2dec packages.