libpng PNG image denial of service
| libpng-png-dos (16022) |  Low Risk |
Description:
libpng is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability in the error handling routine. By creating a specially-crafted PNG image file, a remote attacker could cause the program to crash, once libpng handles the malicious file.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody) containing libpng:
Upgrade to the latest libpng package (1.0.12-3.woody.5 or later), as listed in DSA 498-1. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody) containing libpng3:
Upgrade to the latest libpng3 package (1.2.1-1.1.woody.5 or later), as listed in DSA-498-1. See References.
For Trustix Secure Linux:
Upgrade to the latest libpng package, as listed below. Refer to Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory #2004-0025 for more information. See References.
Trustix Secure Linux 2.0: 1.2.5-4tr or later
Trustix Secure Linux 2.1 and Enterprise Linux 2: 1.2.5-9tr or later
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest libpng package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:040 : libpng for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 9.1: 1.2.5-2.2.91mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 9.2: 1.2.5-7.2.92mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Multi Network Firewall 8.2: 1.2.4-3.4.M82mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1: 1.2.4-3.4.C21mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 1.2.5-10.2.100mdk or later
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of libpng (1.2.5-r5 or later), as listed in GLSA 200405-06. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest libpng package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:180-10 for more information. See References.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1), ES (v. 2.1), WS (v. 2.1), and Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor: 0.14-0.7x.5 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3), ES (v. 3), WS (v. 3), Desktop: 1.2.2-21.x86_64 or later
For Turbolinux:
Upgrade to the latest libpng package, as listed below. Refer to Turbolinux Security Advisory TLSA-2004-19 for more information. See References.
Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Edition: 1.2.4-6 or later
Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Edition: 1.2.4-6 or later
Turbolinux 10 Desktop and Turbolinux 10 F: 1.2.5-7 or later
Tturbolinux 8 Server and 8 Workstation: 1.2.4-6 or later
Turbolinux 7 Server and 7 Workstation: 1.0.12-8 or later
Turbolinux Server 6.5 and Advanced Server 6: 1.0.12-8 or later
Turbolinux Server 6.1and Workstation 6.0: 1.0.12-8 or later
For OpenPKG:
Refer to OpenPKG Security Advisory OpenPKG-SA-2004.017 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Mandriva Linux:
Refer to Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2006:213 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Mandriva Linux:
Refer to Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2006:212 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin O-212: Apple Security Update.
- GLSA 200405-06: libpng denial of service vulnerability. (From LinuxSecurity archive)
- Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory #2004-0025: libpng proftpd. (From LinuxSecurity archive)
- BID-10244: LibPNG Broken PNG Out Of Bounds Access Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0421: The Portable Network Graphics library (libpng) 1.0.15 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed PNG image file that triggers an error that causes an out-of-bounds read when creating the error message.
- DSA-498: libpng -- out of bound access
- GLSA-200405-06: libpng denial of service vulnerability
- MDKSA-2004:040: Updated libpng packages fix vulnerability
- MDKSA-2006:212: Updated doxygen packages to fix embedded libpng vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2006:213: Updated chromium packages to fix embedded libpng vulnerabilities
- OpenPKG-SA-2004.017: libpng
- RHSA-2004-180: libpng security update
- RHSA-2004-181: Updated libpng packages fix crash
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 3.0
- Gentoo Linux
- libpng libpng
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.1 PPC
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 8.2
- OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.3
- OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.0
- OpenPKG OpenPKG CURRENT
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AW
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Linux 9.0
- RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
- Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
- Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Desktop
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 F...
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 7 Server
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 7 Workstation
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 8 Server
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 8 Workstation
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Advanced Server 6
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Ed
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Ed
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 6.1
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 6.5
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 6.0
Reported:
Apr 30, 2004
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