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Debian 8 Jessie: DLA-967-1 Moderate: libpng Integer Overflow

debian lts
Calendar Grey May 30, 2017
Dist Debian Esm H88
Security patch released for pngquant on Debian to mitigate buffer overflow vulnerabilities causing denial of service attacks. Upgrade is highly advised!
It was found that pngquant is susceptible to a buffer overflow write issue triggered by a maliciously crafted png image, which could lead into denial of service or other issues

Summary

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
1.0-4.1+deb7u1.

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: 1.0-4.1+deb7u1
CVE ID: CVE-2016-5735
Debian Bug: 863469

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