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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200611-09.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200611-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..3908071ab21c --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200611-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200611-09"> + <title>libpng: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability in libpng may allow a remote attacker to crash applications + that handle untrusted images. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libpng</product> + <announced>2006-11-17</announced> + <revised>2006-11-17: 01</revised> + <bug>154380</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/libpng" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.2.13</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.2.13</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + libpng is a free ANSI C library used to process and manipulate PNG + images. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered that a + vulnerability exists in the sPLT chunk handling code of libpng, a large + sPLT chunk may cause an application to attempt to read out of bounds. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could craft an image that when processed or viewed by + an application using libpng causes the application to terminate + abnormally. + </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-1.2.13"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5793">CVE-2006-5793</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-11-10T11:17:04Z"> + taviso + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-11-16T15:07:26Z"> + vorlon + </metadata> +</glsa> |