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Gentoo: GLSA-201502-10 Normal: Libpng Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey February 15, 2015
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Recent findings have identified two security flaws in libpng that may lead to arbitrary code execution. It is highly advised to perform an upgrade to minimize potential threats.
Two vulnerabilities have been found in libpng, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in libpng: * The png_user_version_check function contains an out-of-bounds memory access error (libpng 1.6.15 Release Notes) * The png_combine_row function contains an integer overflow error, which could result in a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2014-9495)

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution libpng arbitrary code image processing normal

Resolution

All libpng 1.6 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libpng-1.6.16"
All libpng 1.5 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libpng-1.5.21"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9495 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9495 [ 2 ] libpng 1.6.15 Release Notes http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/src/libpng-1.6.15-README.txt

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201502-10
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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: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: February 15, 2015
Bugs: #531264, #533358
ID: 201502-10

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution libpng arbitrary code image processing normal

Synopsis

Two vulnerabilities have been found in libpng, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code.

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 < 1.6.16 >= 1.6.16 *>= 1.5.21 *>= 1.2.52

Impact

===== A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PNG file using an application linked against libpng, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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