Security Update for eog

eog Updated 02 Oct 2025

Summary

25/04/2020

Disclosed on

N/A

Severity

Yes i

Fix available

Unrated

Severity

Not published

CVSS Score

DLA-2185-1: eog - security update. Affects eog versions < 3.14.1-1+deb8u1. Fixed in 3.14.1-1+deb8u1. How to fix ↓

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Background

The eog package is a part of the Debian 8 ecosystem. It is an image viewer for the GNOME desktop environment. eog allows users to view and browse through images stored on their system. However, a security vulnerability has been identified in eog.

Vulnerability Detail

The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2016-6855, poses a security risk to eog users. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by tricking the user into opening a specially crafted image file. This vulnerability affects eog versions prior to 3.14.1-1+deb8u1.

How To Fix

Minimum fixed version

3.14.1-1+deb8u1

This is the first release that contains the fix.

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade eog

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Conclusion

In conclusion, a security vulnerability has been identified in the eog package. It is recommended to update to version 3.14.1-1+deb8u1 or later to mitigate the risk. For further support on vulnerability remediation, please contact DevNack.com.

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