Ubuntu Security Notice USN-665-1
6th November, 2008
netpbm-free vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 7.10
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Software description
- netpbm-free
Details
It was discovered that Netpbm could be made to overrun a buffer when loading
certain images. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
GIF image, remote attackers could cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code with user privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 7.10:
- netpbm 2:10.0-11ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
- netpbm 2:10.0-10ubuntu1.1
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.