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Debian DSA-570-1 : libpng - integer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15668

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several integer overflows have been discovered by its upstream developers in libpng, a commonly used library to display PNG graphics.
They could be exploited to cause arbitrary code to be executed when a specially crafted PNG image is processed.

Solution

Upgrade the libpng packages.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.12-3.woody.9.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-570

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15668

File Name: debian_DSA-570.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/10/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpng

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0599

DSA: 570