Ubuntu Security Notice USN-214-1
7th November, 2005
libungif4 vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 5.04
- Ubuntu 4.10
Details
Chris Evans discovered several buffer overflows in the libungif
library. By tricking an user (or automated system) into processing a
specially crafted GIF image, this could be exploited to execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the application using libungif.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 5.04:
- libungif4g
- Ubuntu 4.10:
- libungif4g
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
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