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author | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-201408-06.xml b/glsa-201408-06.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..89631509 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201408-06.xml @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201408-06"> + <title>libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libpng which can + allow a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service condition. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libpng</product> + <announced>August 14, 2014</announced> + <revised>August 14, 2014: 2</revised> + <bug>503014</bug> + <bug>507378</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/libpng" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.6.10</unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">1.3</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">1.5.18</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.6.10</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>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. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>The png_push_read_chunk function in pngpread.c in the progressive + decoder enters an infinite loop, when it encounters a zero-length IDAT + chunk. In addition certain integer overflows have been detected and + corrected. + </p> + + <p>The 1.2 branch is not affected by these vulnerabilities.</p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PNG + file using an application linked against libpng, possibly resulting in + Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All libpng users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libpng-1.6.10" + </code> + + <p>Users with current installs in the 1.5 branch should also upgrade this + using:</p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libpng-1.5.18:1.5" + </code> + + <p>Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools + such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying these packages. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7353"> + CVE-2013-7353 + </uri> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7354"> + CVE-2013-7354 + </uri> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0333"> + CVE-2014-0333 + </uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 15 May 2014 04:38:43 +0000"> + BlueKnight + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 14 Aug 2014 13:52:46 +0000"> + pinkbyte + </metadata> + </glsa> |