1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3226-1

USN-3226-1: icoutils vulnerabilities

Publication date

13 March 2017

Overview

icoutils could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • icoutils - Create and extract MS Windows icons and cursors

Details

Jerzy Kramarz discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled memory when
processing certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause icoutils to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Jerzy Kramarz discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled memory when
processing certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause icoutils to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
12.04 precise icoutils –  0.29.1-2ubuntu0.2

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