USN-3936-1: AdvanceCOMP vulnerability

Published Apr 4, 2019
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Updated

It was discovered that AdvanceCOMP incorrectly handled certain PNG files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/advancecomp<2.1-1ubuntu0.18.10.1
2.1-1ubuntu0.18.10.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.10
All of the following
ubuntu/advancecomp<2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.1
2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/advancecomp<1.20-1ubuntu0.2
1.20-1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/advancecomp<1.18-1ubuntu0.2
1.18-1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=14.04

Event History

Apr 4, 2019
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of USN-3936-1?

The vulnerability ID of USN-3936-1 is CVE-2019-9210.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-9210?

The severity of CVE-2019-9210 is not specified.

3

What is AdvanceCOMP?

AdvanceCOMP is a compression utility for optimizing PNG files.

4

What is the affected version of AdvanceCOMP?

The affected version of AdvanceCOMP is 2.1-1ubuntu0.18.10.1, 2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.1, 1.20-1ubuntu0.2, and 1.18-1ubuntu0.2.

5

How can the AdvanceCOMP vulnerability be exploited?

The AdvanceCOMP vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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