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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200906-01.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200906-01.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..958e49f63807 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200906-01.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200906-01"> + <title>libpng: Information disclosure</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability has been discovered in libpng that allows for information + disclosure. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libpng</product> + <announced>2009-06-27</announced> + <revised>2009-06-27: 01</revised> + <bug>272970</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/libpng" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.2.37</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.2.37</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + libpng is the official PNG reference library used to read, write and + manipulate PNG images. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Jeff Phillips discovered that libpng does not properly parse 1-bit + interlaced images with width values that are not divisible by 8, which + causes libpng to include uninitialized bits in certain rows of a PNG + file. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="low"> + <p> + A remote attacker might entice a user to open a specially crafted PNG + file, possibly resulting in the disclosure of sensitive memory + portions. + </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-1.2.37"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2042">CVE-2009-2042</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2009-06-21T18:15:41Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2009-06-21T18:23:22Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2009-06-27T23:12:55Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> +</glsa> |