Debian DSA-4058-1 Critical: Optipng Denial Of Service Threat
debian
December 8, 2017
Two vulnerabilities were discovered in optipng, an advanced PNG optimizer, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed file is processed
Summary
For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed
in version 0.7.5-1+deb8u2.
For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.7.6-1+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your optipng packages.
For the detailed security status of optipng please refer to its security
tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/optipng
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: optipng
CVE ID: CVE-2017-16938 CVE-2017-1000229
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