USN-3178-1: icoutils vulnerabilities

Publication date

24 January 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

It was 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.

It was 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 –  0.29.1-2ubuntu0.1

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