A freeimage security update has been released for both Debian GNU/Linux 9 and 10. It was found that freeimage, a graphics library, was affected by two security issues.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4593-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Hugo Lefeuvre
December 27, 2019 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : freeimage
CVE ID : CVE-2019-12211 CVE-2019-12213
Debian Bug : 929597
It was found that freeimage, a graphics library, was affected by the
following two security issues:
CVE-2019-12211
Heap buffer overflow caused by invalid memcpy in PluginTIFF. This
flaw might be leveraged by remote attackers to trigger denial of
service or any other unspecified impact via crafted TIFF data.
CVE-2019-12213
Stack exhaustion caused by unwanted recursion in PluginTIFF. This
flaw might be leveraged by remote attackers to trigger denial of
service via crafted TIFF data.
For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1.
For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in
version 3.18.0+ds2-1+deb10u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your freeimage packages.
For the detailed security status of freeimage please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/freeimage
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/