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Gentoo: GLSA-200607-06 Normal: libpng Buffer Overflow Threat

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Calendar Grey July 19, 2006
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A vulnerability in libpng may enable unauthorized code execution. Upgrade to the most current version to enhance security.
A buffer overflow has been found in the libpng library that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200607-06 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: libpng: Buffer overflow Date: July 19, 2006 Bugs: #138433, #138672 ID: 200607-06

Synopsis ======= A buffer overflow has been found in the libpng library that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= libpng is an open, extensible image format library, with lossless compression.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 libpng < 1.2.12 >= 1.2.12 2 emul-linux-x86-baselibs < 2.5.1 >= 2.5.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- # Package 2 [ap...

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