OpenPKG Security Advisory
OpenPKG-SA-2006.036
Publisher Name: OpenPKG GmbH
Publisher Home: http://openpkg.com/
Advisory Id (public): OpenPKG-SA-2006.036
Advisory Type: OpenPKG Security Advisory (SA)
Advisory Directory: http://openpkg.com/go/OpenPKG-SA
Advisory Document: http://openpkg.com/go/OpenPKG-SA-2006.036
Advisory Published: 2008-07-25 12:39 UTC
Issue Id (internal): OpenPKG-SI-20061117.01
Issue First Created: 2006-11-17
Issue Last Modified: 2006-12-07
Issue Revision: 08
Subject Name: libpng
Subject Summary: Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Image Format
Library
Subject Home: http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/
Subject Versions: * <= 1.2.12
Vulnerability Id: CVE-2006-5793
Vulnerability Scope: global (not OpenPKG specific)
Attack Feasibility: run-time
Attack Vector: local system
Attack Impact: denial of service
Description:
As confirmed by the vendor, a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability
exists in the PNG [0] image format library libpng [1], versions 1.0.6
through 1.2.12 and 1.0.20. The bug is in the decoder for the sPLT
("suggested palette") chunk and can lead to crashes and, accordingly,
a DoS, when an application using libpng for PNG processing displays a
specially crafted PNG image.
References:
[0] http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/
[1] http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
Primary Package Name: png
Primary Package Home: http://openpkg.org/go/package/png
Affected Distribution: Affected Branch: Affected Package:
OpenPKG Enterprise E1.0-SOLID png-1.2.12-E1.0.0
OpenPKG Community 2-STABLE-20061018 png-1.2.12-2.20061018
OpenPKG Community 2-STABLE png-1.2.12-2.20061018
OpenPKG Community CURRENT png-1.2.12-20061012
Corrected Distribution: Corrected Branch: Corrected Package:
OpenPKG Enterprise E1.0-SOLID png-1.2.12-E1.0.1
OpenPKG Community 2-STABLE-20061018 png-1.2.13-2.20061116
OpenPKG Community 2-STABLE png-1.2.13-2.20061116
OpenPKG Community CURRENT png-1.2.13-20061116