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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57843
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200607-06 (libpng)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200607-06.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200607-06.

Vulnerability Insight:
A buffer overflow has been found in the libpng library that could lead to
the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
All libpng users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/libpng-1.2.12'

All AMD64 emul-linux-x86-baselibs users should also upgrade to the latest
version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
'>=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs-2.5.1'

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-3334
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 18698
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18698
Bugtraq: 20060719 rPSA-2006-0133-1 libpng (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440594/100/0/threaded
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-06.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:209
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:210
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:211
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:212
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:213
http://secunia.com/advisories/20960
http://secunia.com/advisories/22956
http://secunia.com/advisories/22957
http://secunia.com/advisories/22958
http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
http://secunia.com/advisories/33137
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:016 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:028 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2585
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
XForce ISS Database: libpng-pngdecompresschunk-bo(27468)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27468
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