DSA-3817-1 jbig2dec -- security update

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-3817-1 jbig2dec -- security update

Date Reported:

24 Mar 2017

Affected Packages:

jbig2dec

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2016-9601.

More information:

Multiple security issues have been found in the JBIG2 decoder library, which may lead to lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed image file (usually embedded in a PDF document) is opened.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 0.13-4~deb8u1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.13-4.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.13-4.

We recommend that you upgrade your jbig2dec packages.