metadata/glsa/glsa-200812-01.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">

<glsa id="200812-01">
  <title>OptiPNG: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title>
  <synopsis>
    A vulnerability in OptiPNG might result in user-assisted execution of
    arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">optipng</product>
  <announced>December 02, 2008</announced>
  <revised>December 02, 2008: 01</revised>
  <bug>246522</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="media-gfx/optipng" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">0.6.2</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">0.6.2</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    OptiPNG is a PNG optimizer that recompresses image files to a smaller
    size, without losing any information.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    A buffer overflow in the BMP reader in OptiPNG has been reported.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>
    A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted
    BMP image, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with
    the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of
    Service.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All OptiPNG users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=media-gfx/optipng-0.6.2&quot;</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5101">CVE-2008-5101</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:38:05 +0000">
    keytoaster
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:15:20 +0000">
    rbu
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:15:33 +0000">
    rbu
  </metadata>
</glsa>