USN-2190-1: JBIG-KIT vulnerability

Publication date

1 May 2014

Overview

JBIG-KIT could be made to crash or run programs if it processed a specially crafted image file.


Packages

  • jbigkit - JBIG1 data compression library

Details

Florian Weimer discovered that JBIG-KIT incorrectly handled certain
malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted image, JBIG-KIT could be made to crash, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.

Florian Weimer discovered that JBIG-KIT incorrectly handled certain
malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted image, JBIG-KIT could be made to crash, 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
14.04 trusty libjbig0 –  2.0-2ubuntu4.1
13.10 saucy libjbig0 –  2.0-2ubuntu1.13.10.1
12.10 quantal libjbig0 –  2.0-2ubuntu1.12.10.1

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