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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-5208: icoutils: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-5208: icoutils: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/22/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/12/2018
Modified
01/12/2018

Description

Integer overflow in the wrestool program in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted executable, which triggers a denial of service (application crash) or the possibility of execution of arbitrary code.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-gfx-icoutils

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