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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843182
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3297-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'jbig2dec' package(s) announced via the USN-3297-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'jbig2dec' package(s) announced via the USN-3297-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Bingchang Liu discovered that jbig2dec incorrectly handled memory when
decoding malformed image files. If a user or automated system were tricked
into processing a specially crafted JBIG2 image file, a remote attacker
could cause jbig2dec to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04
LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-9601)

It was discovered that jbig2dec incorrectly handled memory when decoding
malformed image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted JBIG2 image file, a remote attacker could
cause jbig2dec to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-7885)

Jiaqi Peng discovered that jbig2dec incorrectly handled memory when
decoding malformed image files. If a user or automated system were tricked
into processing a specially crafted JBIG2 image file, a remote attacker
could cause jbig2dec to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7975)

Dai Ge discovered that jbig2dec incorrectly handled memory when decoding
malformed image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted JBIG2 image file, a remote attacker could
cause jbig2dec to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-7976)

Affected Software/OS:
'jbig2dec' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 17.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9601
BugTraq ID: 97095
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97095
Debian Security Information: DSA-3817 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3817
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-24
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9601
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7885
Debian Security Information: DSA-3855 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3855
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-10
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697703
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7975
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697693
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7976
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697683
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