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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201608-01
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Severity: Normal
Title: OptiPNG: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 11, 2016
Bugs: #561882, #579030
ID: 201608-01
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OptiPNG, the worst of which
could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code, or cause a Denial
of Service condition.
Background
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OptiPNG is a PNG optimizer that recompresses image files to a smaller
size, without losing any information.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/optipng < 0.7.6 >= 0.7.6
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OptiPNG. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image
file resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges
of the process, or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All OptiPNG users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/optipng-0.7.6"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-2191
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2191
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-3981
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3981
[ 3 ] CVE-2016-3982
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3982
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201608-01
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
secur...@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2016 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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