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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200607-06 (libpng)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200607-06.
Insight
Insight
A buffer overflow has been found in the libpng library that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Solution
Solution
All libpng users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/libpng-1.2.12' All AMD64 emul-linux-x86-baselibs users should also upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs-2.5.1' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200607-06 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=138433 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=138672 http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/libpng/libpng-1.2.12-README.txt