Security problem in html2ps 1.0b5-5

[era]

The older version of html2ps 1.0b5-5 suffers from a security problem. Should the new version be backported to old LTS releases?

http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0909-exploits/html2ps-disclose.txt
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=548633
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526513#c8

Upstream 1.0b6 had a flawed fix, and 1.0b7 is the final fix.

> Quantal (1.0b7-1): universe/text
> Precise (1.0b7-1): universe/text
> Oneiric (1.0b5-5): universe/text -- vulnerable
> Natty (1.0b5-5): universe/text -- vulnerable
> Lucid (1.0b5-5): universe/text -- vulnerable
> Hardy (1.0b5-5): universe/text -- vulnerable

[Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Since the package referred to in this bug is in universe or multiverse, it is community maintained. If you are able, I suggest coordinating with upstream and posting a debdiff for this issue. When a debdiff is available, members of the security team will review it and publish the package. See the following link for more information: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/UpdateProcedures

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for html2ps (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]