USN-3319-1: libmwaw vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 17.04
• Ubuntu 16.10
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• libmwaw - import library for some old mac text document

Details

It was discovered that libmwaw incorrectly handled certain malformed
document files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause libmwaw to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 17.04

• libmwaw-0.3-3 - 0.3.9-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.10

• libmwaw-0.3-3 - 0.3.8-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04

• libmwaw-0.3-3 - 0.3.7-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 14.04

• libmwaw-0.1-1 - 0.1.11-1ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2017-9433