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Debian: CVE-2016-4024: imlib2 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-4024: imlib2 -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/23/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/26/2016
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

Integer overflow in imlib2 before 1.4.9 on 32-bit platforms allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via large dimensions in an image, which triggers an out-of-bounds heap memory write operation.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-imlib2

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