Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2031-1 freeimage -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
10 Dec 2019
Affected Packages:
freeimage
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 929597.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-12211, CVE-2019-12213.
More information:

It was found that freeimage, a graphics library, was affected by the following two security issues:

  • CVE-2019-12211

    Heap buffer overflow caused by invalid memcpy in PluginTIFF. This flaw might be leveraged by remote attackers to trigger denial of service or any other unspecified impact via crafted TIFF data.

  • CVE-2019-12213

    Stack exhaustion caused by unwanted recursion in PluginTIFF. This flaw might be leveraged by remote attackers to trigger denial of service via crafted TIFF data.

For Debian 8 Jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 3.15.4-4.2+deb8u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your freeimage packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS