Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201701-13 ========================================== Severity: High Date : 2017-01-09 CVE-ID : CVE-2017-5208 Package : icoutils Type : arbitrary code execution Remote : No Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-129 Summary ======= The package icoutils before version 0.31.1-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. Resolution ========== Upgrade to 0.31.1-1. # pacman -Syu "icoutils>=0.31.1-1" The problem has been fixed upstream in version 0.31.1. Workaround ========== None. Description =========== An integer overflow vulnerability was found in icoutils in the wrestool program. A maliciously crafted file could make the application crash or possibly lead to arbitrary code execution. This issue only affects 64-bit systems, as the result of subtracting two pointers exceeds the size of int. Impact ====== An attacker is able to execute arbitrary code on a target machine by tricking the user to open a specially crafted file. References ========== http://www.nongnu.org/icoutils/NEWS http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/38 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=850017 https://anonscm.debian.org/git/users/cjwatson/icoutils.git/plain/debian/patc... https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-5208