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[USN-2951-1] OptiPNG vulnerabilities

Posted on 18 April 2016
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2951-1
April 18, 2016

optipng vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

OptiPNG could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened=
a
specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- optipng: advanced PNG (Portable Network Graphics) optimizer

Details:

Gustavo Grieco discovered that OptiPNG incorrectly handled memory. A remo=
te
attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted image file to caus=
e
OptiPNG to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-7801)

Gustavo Grieco discovered that OptiPNG incorrectly handled memory. A remo=
te
attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted image file to caus=
e
OptiPNG to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-7802)

Hans Jerry Illikainen discovered that OptiPNG incorrectly handled memory.=
A
remote attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted image file =
to
cause OptiPNG to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2191)

Henri Salo discovered that OptiPNG incorrectly handled memory. A remote
attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted image file to caus=
e
OptiPNG to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3981)

Henri Salo discovered that OptiPNG incorrectly handled memory. A remote
attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted image file to caus=
e
OptiPNG to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3982)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 15.10:
optipng 0.7.5-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
optipng 0.6.4-1ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
optipng 0.6.4-1ubuntu0.12.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.=


References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2951-1
CVE-2015-7801, CVE-2015-7802, CVE-2016-2191, CVE-2016-3981,
CVE-2016-3982

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/optipng/0.7.5-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/optipng/0.6.4-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/optipng/0.6.4-1ubuntu0.12.04.1

 

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