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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201404-03

Posted on 08 April 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201404-03
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: OptiPNG: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: April 07, 2014
Bugs: #435340
ID: 201404-03

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Synopsis
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A use-after-free error in OptiPNG could result in execution of
arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Background
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OptiPNG is a PNG optimizer that recompresses image files to a smaller
size, without losing any information.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/optipng < 0.7.3 >= 0.7.3

Description
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A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the palette reduction
functionality of OptiPNG.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image
file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All OptiPNG users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/optipng-0.7.3"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-4432
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4432

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201404-03.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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Mikle Kolyada
Gentoo Linux Developer

 

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