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Gentoo: GLSA-201206-15 Normal: Libpng Remote Code Execution Warning

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Calendar Grey June 22, 2012
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several flaws in libpng could lead to remote code execution and service disruption. Please apply the recommended updates as indicated in the GLSA.
Multiple vulnerabilities in libpng might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libpng: * The "embedded_profile_len()" function in pngwutil.c does not check for negative values, resulting in a memory leak (CVE-2009-5063). * The "png_format_buffer()" function in pngerror.c contains an off-by-one error (CVE-2011-2501). * The "png_rgb_to_gray()" function in pngrtran.c contains an integer overflow error (CVE-2011-2690). * The "png_err()" function in pngerror.c contains a NULL pointer dereference error (CVE-2011-2691). * The "png_handle_sCAL()" function in pngrutil.c improperly handles malformed sCAL chunks(CVE-2011-2692). * The "png_decompress_chunk()" function in pngrutil.c contains an integer overflow error (CVE-2011-3026). * The "png_inflate()" function in pngrutil.c contains and out of bounds error (CVE-2011-3045). * The "png_set_text_2()" function in pngset.c contains an error which could result in memory corruption (CVE-2011-3048). * The "png_formatted_warning()" function in pngerror.c contains ...

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Resolution

All libpng 1.5 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libpng-1.5.10"
All libpng 1.2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libpng-1.2.49"
Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2009-5063 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-5063 [ 2 ] CVE-2011-2501 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2501 [ 3 ] CVE-2011-2690 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2690 [ 4 ] CVE-2011-2691 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2691 [ 5 ] CVE-2011-2692 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2692 [ 6 ] CVE-2011-3026 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3026 [ 7 ] CVE-2011-3045 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3045 [ 8 ] CVE-2011-3048 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3048 [ 9 ] CVE-2011-3464 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3464

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-15
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 22, 2012
Bugs: #373967, #386185, #401987, #404197, #410153
ID: 201206-15

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security advisory update gentoo code execution DoS libpng normal severity

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in libpng might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

libpng is a standard library used to process PNG (Portable Network Graphics) images. It is used by several programs, including web browsers and potentially server processes.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/libpng < 1.5.10 >= 1.5.10 *>= 1.2.49

Impact

===== An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the vulnerable program, which could be the root user, or to cause programs linked against the library to crash.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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