USN-4055-1: flightcrew vulnerabilities

Publication date

15 July 2019

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in FlightCrew.


Packages

  • flightcrew - C++ epub validator and plugin for Sigil

Details

Mike Salvatore discovered that FlightCrew improperly handled certain
malformed EPUB files. An attacker could potentially use this vulnerability
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-13032)

Mike Salvatore discovered that FlightCrew mishandled certain malformed EPUB
files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to
the filesystem. (CVE-2019-13241)

Mike Salvatore discovered that the version of Zipios included in FlightCrew
mishandled certain malformed ZIP files. An attacker could use this vulnerability
to cause a denial of service or consume system resources. (CVE-2019-13453)

Mike Salvatore discovered that FlightCrew improperly handled certain
malformed EPUB files. An attacker could potentially use this vulnerability
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-13032)

Mike Salvatore discovered that FlightCrew mishandled certain malformed EPUB
files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to
the filesystem. (CVE-2019-13241)

Mike Salvatore discovered that the version of Zipios included in FlightCrew
mishandled certain malformed ZIP files. An attacker could use this vulnerability
to cause a denial of service or consume system resources. (CVE-2019-13453)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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


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