An icoutils security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS.

USN-4695-1: icoutils vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4695-1
January 18, 2021

icoutils vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in icoutils.

Software Description:
- icoutils: Create and extract MS Windows icons and cursors

Details:

Choongwoo Han discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5208)

It was discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5331, CVE-2017-5332, CVE-2017-5333)

Jerzy Kramarz discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-6009, CVE-2017-6010)

Jerzy Kramarz discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2017-6011)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
icoutils 0.31.0-3ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/4695-1
CVE-2017-5208, CVE-2017-5331, CVE-2017-5332, CVE-2017-5333,
CVE-2017-6009, CVE-2017-6010, CVE-2017-6011

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icoutils/0.31.0-3ubuntu0.1