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Debian Wheezy DLA-981-1: Critical Apng2gif DoS Integer Overflow Threat

debian lts
Calendar Grey June 7, 2017
Dist Debian Esm H88
Keep up-to-date with the important png2gif revision tackling integer overflow vulnerabilities that may result in software failures.
It was discovered that apng2gif was vulnerable to an integer overflow resulting in a heap-based buffer over-read/write
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Summary

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
1.5-1+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your apng2gif 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


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Package: apng2gif
Version: 1.5-1+deb7u1
CVE ID: CVE-2017-6960
Debian Bug: #854367

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