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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2016.694
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-694-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libwmf' package(s) announced via the DLA-694-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libwmf' package(s) announced via the DLA-694-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Agostino Sarubbo from Gentoo discovered a flaw in libwmf's Windows Metafile Format (WMF) parser which caused allocation of excessive amount of memory potentially leading to a crash.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 0.2.8.4-10.3+deb7u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libwmf packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'libwmf' package(s) on Debian 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9011
BugTraq ID: 93860
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93860
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/libwmf-memory-allocation-failure-in-wmf_malloc-api-c
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/1
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