Title : Debian Security Update Fixes ImageMagick Command Execution Issue VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0353 CVE ID : CVE-2005-4601
Rated as : High Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-01-27
Technical Description
Debian has released updated packages to address a vulnerability identified in ImageMagick. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the delegate code that does not properly handle an image file with a filename containing shell commands, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands by convincing a user to open a specially crafted image. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0333
Debian GNU/Linux old-stable (woody) - Upgrade to version 5.4.4.5-1woody7
Debian GNU/Linux stable (sarge) - Upgrade to version 6.0.6.2-2.5
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid) - Upgrade to version 6.2.4.5-0.6 References
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