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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120592
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2012-68)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libpng' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-68 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libpng' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-68 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libpng processed tEXt chunks in PNG image files. An attacker could create a specially-crafted PNG image file that, when opened, could cause an application using libpng to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2011-3048)

Affected Software/OS:
'libpng' package(s) on Amazon Linux.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3048
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
BugTraq ID: 52830
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52830
Debian Security Information: DSA-2446 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2446
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077819.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077007.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077043.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079039.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079051.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077472.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:046
http://www.osvdb.org/80822
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:0523
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0523.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026879
http://secunia.com/advisories/48587
http://secunia.com/advisories/48644
http://secunia.com/advisories/48665
http://secunia.com/advisories/48721
http://secunia.com/advisories/48983
http://secunia.com/advisories/49660
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1417-1
XForce ISS Database: libpng-pngsettext2-code-execution(74494)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74494
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