Ubuntu Security Notice USN-481-1
10th July, 2007
imagemagick vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 7.04
- Ubuntu 6.10
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
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.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 7.04:
- libmagick9 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-0.14ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 6.10:
- libmagick9 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-0.10ubuntu0.3
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
- libmagick9 6:6.2.4.5-0.6ubuntu0.6
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.