USN-3178-1: icoutils vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3178-1

24th January, 2017

icoutils vulnerabilities

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

• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary

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

Software description

• icoutils
  - Create and extract MS Windows icons and cursors
  
  

Details

It was discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled memory when processing
certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted file, an attacker could cause icoutils 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 12.04 LTS:

To update your system, please follow these instructions:
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CVE-2017-5333