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From: Robert Buchholz <rbu@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200812-01 ] OptiPNG: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:32:45
Message-Id: 200812021825.57032.rbu@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200812-01
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: OptiPNG: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
9 Date: December 02, 2008
10 Bugs: #246522
11 ID: 200812-01
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability in OptiPNG might result in user-assisted execution of
19 arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 OptiPNG is a PNG optimizer that recompresses image files to a smaller
25 size, without losing any information.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 media-gfx/optipng < 0.6.2 >= 0.6.2
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35 Description
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38 A buffer overflow in the BMP reader in OptiPNG has been reported.
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted
44 BMP image, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with
45 the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of
46 Service.
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48 Workaround
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51 There is no known workaround at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All OptiPNG users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/optipng-0.6.2"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CVE-2008-5101
65 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5101
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67 Availability
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70 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
71 the Gentoo Security Website:
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73 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-01.xml
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75 Concerns?
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78 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
79 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
80 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
81 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
82 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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84 License
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87 Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
88 belongs to its owner(s).
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90 The contents of this document are licensed under the
91 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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93 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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