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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201408-06
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Severity: Normal
Title: libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 14, 2014
Bugs: #503014, #507378
ID: 201408-06

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libpng which can allow
a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background
==========

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.

Affected packages
=================

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/libpng < 1.6.10 >= 1.6.10
< 1.3
*>= 1.5.18

Description
===========

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.

The 1.2 branch is not affected by these vulnerabilities.

Impact
======

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.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libpng users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=media-libs/libpng-1.6.10”

Users with current installs in the 1.5 branch should also upgrade this
using:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=media-libs/libpng-1.5.18:1.5”

Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying these packages.

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-7353
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7353
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-7354
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7354
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-0333
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0333

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-06.xml

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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