rPath Security Advisory: 2009-0046-1
Published: 2009-03-12
Products:
rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1
rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
rPath Linux 1
rPath Linux 2
Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
Indirect Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
libpng=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/1.2.35-0.1-1
libpng=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/1.2.35-0.1-1
rPath Issue Tracking System:
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2985
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-6218
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0040
Description:
Previous versions of libpng are vulnerable to denial of service or
possibly arbitrary code execution attacks via buffer overflows
caused by a maliciously crafted PNG file.
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0046
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