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diff --git a/glsa-201502-10.xml b/glsa-201502-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..4f2d22af2fa0 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201502-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201502-10"> + <title>libpng: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis>Two vulnerabilities have been found in libpng, possibly resulting + in execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libpng</product> + <announced>February 15, 2015</announced> + <revised>February 15, 2015: 1</revised> + <bug>531264</bug> + <bug>533358</bug> + <access>local, remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/libpng" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.6.16</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">1.5.21</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">1.2.52</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.6.16</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>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. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in libpng:</p> + + <ul> + <li>The png_user_version_check function contains an out-of-bounds memory + access error (libpng 1.6.15 Release Notes) + </li> + <li>The png_combine_row function contains an integer overflow error, + which could result in a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2014-9495) + </li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially + crafted PNG file using an application linked against libpng, possibly + resulting in execution of arbitrary code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All libpng 1.6 users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libpng-1.6.16" + </code> + + <p>All libpng 1.5 users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libpng-1.5.21" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9495">CVE-2014-9495</uri> + <uri link="http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/src/libpng-1.6.15-README.txt"> + libpng 1.6.15 Release Notes + </uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:55:48 +0000"> + BlueKnight + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 15 Feb 2015 14:32:36 +0000">ackle</metadata> +</glsa> |