Ubuntu Security Notice 2056-1 - It was discovered that DjVuLibre incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted DjVu file, applications could be made to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2056-1
December 16, 2013
djvulibre vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
DjVuLibre could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened
a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- djvulibre: DjVu image format library and tools
Details:
It was discovered that DjVuLibre incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted DjVu file, applications could be made to crash, resulting
in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libdjvulibre21 3.5.24-9ubuntu0.1
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2056-1
CVE-2012-6535
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/djvulibre/3.5.24-9ubuntu0.1