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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.2523
[SECURITY] [DLA-1478-1] libextractor security update
27 August 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: libextractor
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 8
Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-14347 CVE-2018-14346
Original Bulletin:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00025.html
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators
running libextractor check for an updated version of the software
for their operating system.
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[SECURITY] [DLA-1478-1] libextractor security update
Package : libextractor
Version : 1:1.3-2+deb8u2
CVE ID : CVE-2018-14346 CVE-2018-14347
Debian Bug : #904903 #904905
It was discovered that there were two vulnerabilities in libextractor,
a library to obtain metadata from files of arbitrary type.
* A stack-based buffer overflow in unzip.c. (CVE-2018-14346)
* An infinite loop vulnerability in mpeg_extractor.c. (CVE-2018-14347)
For Debian 8 "Jessie", these issues have been fixed in libextractor
version 1:1.3-2+deb8u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your libextractor packages.
Regards,
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: :' : Chris Lamb
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