========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3925-1 March 28, 2019 freeimage vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: FreeImage could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - freeimage: Support library for graphics image formats (development files) Details: It was discovered that an out-of-bounds write vulnerability existed in the XMP Image handling functionality of the FreeImage library. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, a remote attacker could overwrite arbitrary memory, resultin in code execution. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libfreeimage3 3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1 libfreeimageplus3 3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libfreeimage3 3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3925-1 CVE-2016-5684 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeimage/3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeimage/3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1