USN-4529-1: FreeImage vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4529-1
September 22, 2020
freeimage vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in FreeImage.
Software Description:
- freeimage: Support library for graphics image formats
Details:
It was discovered that FreeImage incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted TIFF file, a
remote attacker could use this issue to cause a heap buffer overflow,
resulting in a denial of service attack. (CVE-2019-12211)
It was discovered that FreeImage incorrectly processed images under
certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted
TIFF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
stack exhaustion condition, resulting in a denial of service attack.
(CVE-2019-12213)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libfreeimage-dev 3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1
libfreeimage3 3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1
libfreeimageplus-dev 3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1
libfreeimageplus3 3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4529-1
CVE-2019-12211, CVE-2019-12213
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeimage/3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1
A FreeImage security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS.
