[arch-security] [ASA-201701-13] icoutils: arbitrary code execution

Jelle van der Waa jelle at archlinux.org
Mon Jan 9 21:06:43 UTC 2017


Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201701-13
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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/patches/check-offset-overflow.patch
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-5208
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