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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-4513-1 Medium: apng2gif Information Exposure

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Calendar Grey September 17, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Stay informed on sensitive data exposure issues with apng2gif on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Follow essential update guidelines to protect your information effectively
apng2gif could be made to expose sensitive information if it opened a specifically crafted APNG file.

Summary

apng2gif could be made to expose sensitive information if it opened a

specifically crafted APNG file.

Software Description:

- apng2gif: tool for converting APNG images to animated GIF format

Details:

Dileep Kumar Jallepalli discovered that apng2gif incorrectly handled

loading APNG files. An attacker could exploit this with a crafted APNG

file to access sensitive information. (CVE-2017-6960)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory medium severity Ubuntu information exposure file handling issue apng2gif

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  apng2gif                        1.5-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4513-1

CVE-2017-6960

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September 17, 2020

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory medium severity Ubuntu information exposure file handling issue apng2gif

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apng2gif/1.5-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

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