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Debian 8: DLA-2257-1 moderate: pngquant buffer overflow

debian lts
Calendar Grey June 28, 2020
Dist Debian Esm H88
Upgrade pngquant to mitigate a potential buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Debian 8 users.
It was found that pngquant, a PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image optimising utility, is susceptible to a buffer overflow write issue triggered by a maliciously crafted png image...

Summary


For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
2.3.0-1+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your pngquant packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS



Package: pngquant
Version: 2.3.0-1+deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2016-5735

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