1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-481-1

USN-481-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities

Publication date

10 July 2007

Overview

ImageMagick vulnerabilities

Releases

Details

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in ImageMagick’s handling of DCM and
WXD image files. By tricking a user into processing a specially crafted
image with an application that uses imagemagick, an attacker could
execute arbitrary code with the user’s privileges.

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in ImageMagick’s handling of DCM and
WXD image files. By tricking a user into processing a specially crafted
image with an application that uses imagemagick, an attacker could
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
7.04 feisty libmagick9 –  7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-0.14ubuntu0.1
6.10 edgy libmagick9 –  7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-0.10ubuntu0.3
6.06 dapper libmagick9 –  6:6.2.4.5-0.6ubuntu0.6

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