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title: "CVE-2012-6535\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-6535

Publication date 2 December 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

DjVuLibre before 3.5.25.3, as used in Evince, Sumatra PDF Reader, VuDroid,
and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or
cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted DjVu (aka .djv)
file.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| djvulibre | 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 3.5.24-9ubuntu0.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6535?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| djvulibre | * Upstream:   <http://sourceforge.net/p/djvu/djvulibre-git/ci/d4f0f6d37fe6a1fb427cfa33a64ead1eff32d28e/> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6535)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6535)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-6535)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6535)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2056-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2056-1)
+ DjVuLibre vulnerability
+ 16 December 2013

### Other references

* <http://technet.microsoft.com/security/msvr/msvr13-004>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6535>
