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[USN-3080-1] Python Imaging Library vulnerabilities

Posted on 15 September 2016
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3080-1
September 15, 2016

python-imaging vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Python Imaging Library could be made to crash if it received specially craf=
ted
input or opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- python-imaging: Python Imaging Library

Details:

Eric Soroos discovered that the Python Imaging Library incorrectly handled
certain malformed FLI or PhotoCD files. A remote attacker could use this
issue to cause Python Imaging Library to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2016-0775, CVE-2016-2533)

Andrew Drake discovered that the Python Imaging Library incorrectly validat=
ed
input. A remote attacker could use this to cause Python Imaging Library to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3589)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
=C2=A0 python-imaging=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A01.1.7-4ubuntu0.12.04.=
2

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

References:
=C2=A0 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3080-1
=C2=A0 CVE-2014-3589, CVE-2016-0775, CVE-2016-2533

Package Information:
=C2=A0 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-imaging/1.1.7-4ubuntu0.1=
2.04.2

 

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