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Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

FreeBSD Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

10.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

7 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.

Insight

Insight

The following packages are affected: png linux-png firefox thunderbird linux-mozilla linux-mozilla-devel mozilla mozilla-gtk1 netscape-communicator netscape-navigator linux-netscape-communicator linux-netscape-navigator ko-netscape-navigator-linux ko-netscape-communicator-linux ja-netscape-communicator-linux ja-netscape-navigator-linux netscape7 ja-netscape7 pt_BR-netscape7 fr-netscape7 de-netscape7 CVE-2004-0597 Multiple buffer overflows in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier, as used in multiple products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed PNG images in which (1) the png_handle_tRNS function does not properly validate the length of transparency chunk (tRNS) data, or the (2) png_handle_sBIT or (3) png_handle_hIST functions do not perform sufficient bounds checking. CVE-2004-0598 The png_handle_iCCP function in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a certain PNG image that triggers a null dereference. CVE-2004-0599 Multiple integer overflows in the (1) png_read_png in pngread.c or (2) png_handle_sPLT functions in pngrutil.c or (3) progressive display image reading capability in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed PNG image.

Solution

Solution

Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades.

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