Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2066-1 gthumb -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

19 Jan 2020

Affected Packages:

gthumb

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-20326.

More information:

A heap-based buffer overflow in _cairo_image_surface_create_from_jpeg() in extensions/cairo_io/cairo-image-surface-jpeg.c in gThumb and Pix allows attackers to cause a crash and potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG file.

For Debian 8 Jessie, this problem has been fixed in version 3:3.3.1-2.1+deb8u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your gthumb packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS