Package : libwmf Vulnerability : integer overflow Problem-Type : local(remote) Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2006-3376 Debian Bug : 381538
It was discovered that an integer overflow in libwmf, the library to read Windows Metafile Format files, can be exploited to execute arbitrary code if a crafted WMF file is parsed.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.8.3-2sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.8.4-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your libwmf package.
Upgrade Instructions - --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge - --------------------------------