Debian: DSA-2410-1 Moderate: libpng Integer Overflow Remote Threat
debian
February 15, 2012
Jueri Aedla discovered an integer overflow in the libpng PNG library, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed image is processed
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Summary
Jueri Aedla discovered an integer overflow in the libpng PNG library,
which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed
image is processed.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.2.44-1+squeeze2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your libpng packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: libpng
CVE ID: CVE-2011-3026
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