Gentoo: GLSA-201608-01 Normal: OptiPNG Remote Execution Threats
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August 11, 2016
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OptiPNG, the worst of which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code, or cause a Denial of Service condition
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OptiPNG. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All OptiPNG users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/optipng-0.7.6"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-2191 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2191 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-3981 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3981 [ 3 ] CVE-2016-3982 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3982
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201608-01
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: OptiPNG: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 11, 2016
Bugs: #561882, #579030
ID: 201608-01
Background
OptiPNG is a PNG optimizer that recompresses image files to a smaller
size, without losing any information.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/optipng < 0.7.6 >= 0.7.6
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image
file resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges
of the process, or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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