Ubuntu Security Update USN-3319-1: libmwaw vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3319-1


15th June, 2017

libmwaw vulnerability


A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 17.04
  • Ubuntu 16.10
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary


libmwaw could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software description

  • libmwaw - import library for some old mac text document
Details


It was discovered that libmwaw incorrectly handled certain malformed
document files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause libmwaw to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions


The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:

Ubuntu 17.04:
libmwaw-0.3-3 0.3.9-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.10:
libmwaw-0.3-3 0.3.8-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libmwaw-0.3-3 0.3.7-1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libmwaw-0.1-1 0.1.11-1ubuntu1.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References


CVE-2017-9433

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