Debian: DSA-2410-1: libpng security update

Date 15 Feb 2012

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

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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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2410-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
February 15, 2012                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libpng
Vulnerability  : integer overflow
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2011-3026 

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.

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