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gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-201611-08.xml

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201611-08">
<title>libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
<synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libpng, the worst of
which may allow remote attackers to cause Denial of Service.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">libpng</product>
<announced>2016-11-15</announced>
<revised count="1">2016-11-15</revised>
<bug>564244</bug>
<bug>565678</bug>
<bug>568216</bug>
<access>remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="media-libs/libpng" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge" slot="1.2">1.2.56</unaffected>
<unaffected range="ge" slot="1.5">1.5.26</unaffected>
<unaffected range="ge">1.6.21</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">1.6.21</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>libpng is a standard library used to process PNG (Portable Network
Graphics) images. It is used by several other programs, including web
browsers and potentially server processes.
</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>Multiple vulnerabilities were found in libpng. Please review the
referenced CVEs for additional information.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="normal">
<p>Remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition or have other
unspecified impacts.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround>
<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
</workaround>
<resolution>
<p>All libpng 1.2 users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=media-libs/libpng-1.2.56"
</code>
<p>All libpng 1.5 users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=media-libs/libpng-1.5.26"
</code>
<p>All libpng 1.6 users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=media-libs/libpng-1.6.21"
</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7981">CVE-2015-7981</uri>
<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8126">CVE-2015-8126</uri>
<uri link="https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-8540">
CVE-2015-8540
</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2015-12-23T23:42:59Z">
BlueKnight
</metadata>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2016-11-15T07:39:40Z">b-man</metadata>
</glsa>