Multiple vulnerabilities were found in ImageMagick’s handling of DCM and WXD image files. By tricking a user into processing a specially crafted image with an application that uses imagemagick, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the user’s privileges.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
10 July 2007
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in ImageMagick’s handling of DCM and WXD image files. By tricking a user into processing a specially crafted image with an application that uses imagemagick, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the user’s privileges.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
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