GLSA 201608-01: OptiPNG: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	OptiPNG: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	08/11/2016
Bugs:	#561882, #579030
ID:	201608-01

Synopsis

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

OptiPNG is a PNG optimizer that recompresses image files to a smaller size, without losing any information.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-gfx/optipng	< 0.7.6	>= 0.7.6	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OptiPNG. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

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

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All OptiPNG users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/optipng-0.7.6"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201608-01.xml

Concerns?

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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.