1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-333-1

USN-333-1: libwmf vulnerability

Publication date

9 August 2006

Overview

libwmf vulnerability

Releases

Details

An integer overflow was found in the handling of the MaxRecordSize
field in the WMF header parser. By tricking a user into opening a
specially crafted WMF image file with an application that uses this
library, an attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with
the user’s privileges.

An integer overflow was found in the handling of the MaxRecordSize
field in the WMF header parser. By tricking a user into opening a
specially crafted WMF image file with an application that uses this
library, an attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with
the user’s privileges.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect 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
6.06 dapper libwmf0.2-7 –  0.2.8.3-3.1ubuntu0.1
5.10 breezy libwmf0.2-7 –  0.2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1
5.04 hoary libwmf0.2-7 –  0.2.8-1.1ubuntu0.1

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