Summary
The remote host is missing an update to xzgv
announced via advisory DSA 1038-1.
Andrea Barisani discovered that xzgv, a picture viewer for X with a thumbnail-based selector, attempts to decode JPEG images within the CMYK/YCCK colour space incorrectly, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.7-6woody3.
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.8-3sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your xzgv package.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201038-1
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2006-1060 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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