Date:         Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:33:38 -0500
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA for libpng on SL3,x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov

Synopsis:	Moderate: libpng security update
Issue date:	2007-10-23
CVE Names:	CVE-2007-5269

Several flaws were discovered in the way libpng handled various PNG image
chunks.  An attacker could create a carefully crafted PNG image file in
such a way that it could cause an application linked with libpng to crash
when the file was manipulated. (CVE-2007-5269)

SL 3.0.x

   SRPMS:
libpng10-1.0.13-18.src.rpm
   i386:
libpng10-1.0.13-18.i386.rpm
libpng10-devel-1.0.13-18.i386.rpm
libpng-1.2.2-28.i386.rpm
libpng-devel-1.2.2-28.i386.rpm
   x86_64:
libpng10-1.0.13-18.i386.rpm
libpng10-1.0.13-18.x86_64.rpm
libpng10-devel-1.0.13-18.x86_64.rpm
libpng-1.2.2-28.i386.rpm
libpng-1.2.2-28.x86_64.rpm
libpng-devel-1.2.2-28.x86_64.rpm


-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: CVE-2007-5269 libpng SL3,x i386/x86_64

Moderate: libpng security update

Summary

Date:         Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:33:38 -0500Reply-To:     Troy Dawson Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux              From:         Troy Dawson Subject:      Security ERRATA for libpng on SL3,x i386/x86_64Comments: To: scientific-linux-errata@fnal.govSynopsis:	Moderate: libpng security updateIssue date:	2007-10-23CVE Names:	CVE-2007-5269Several flaws were discovered in the way libpng handled various PNG imagechunks.  An attacker could create a carefully crafted PNG image file insuch a way that it could cause an application linked with libpng to crashwhen the file was manipulated. (CVE-2007-5269)SL 3.0.x   SRPMS:libpng10-1.0.13-18.src.rpm   i386:libpng10-1.0.13-18.i386.rpmlibpng10-devel-1.0.13-18.i386.rpmlibpng-1.2.2-28.i386.rpmlibpng-devel-1.2.2-28.i386.rpm   x86_64:libpng10-1.0.13-18.i386.rpmlibpng10-1.0.13-18.x86_64.rpmlibpng10-devel-1.0.13-18.x86_64.rpmlibpng-1.2.2-28.i386.rpmlibpng-1.2.2-28.x86_64.rpmlibpng-devel-1.2.2-28.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson



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