Ubuntu Security Notice 5961-1 - It was discovered that abcm2ps incorrectly handled memory when parsing specially crafted ABC files. An attacker could use this issue to cause abcm2ps to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Chiba of Topsec Alpha Lab discovered that abcm2ps incorrectly handled memory when parsing specially crafted ABC files. An attacker could use this issue to cause abcm2ps to crash, leading to a denial of service.
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