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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61095
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 7 FEDORA-2008-4947 (libpng)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to libpng
announced via advisory FEDORA-2008-4947.

Update Information:

Update to new upstream version 1.2.29. Among other bug fixes, this introduces
a minor security fix in the handling of unknown chunks - CVE-2008-1382:
http://libpng.sourceforge.net/Advisory-1.2.26.txt
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-003.html

ChangeLog:

* Sat May 31 2008 Tom Lane 2:1.2.29-1
- Update to libpng 1.2.29 (fixes low-priority security issue CVE-2008-1382)

References:

[ 1 ] Bug #441839 - CVE-2008-1382 libpng unknown chunk handling flaw
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=441839

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update libpng' at the command line.
For more information, refer to Managing Software with yum,
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2008-4947

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.5

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-1382
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
BugTraq ID: 28770
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28770
Bugtraq: 20080414 [oCERT-2008-003] libpng zero-length chunks incorrect handling (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490823/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20080429 rPSA-2008-0151-1 libpng (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491424/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20090529 VMSA-2009-0007 VMware Hosted products and ESX and ESXi patches resolve security issues (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503912/100/0/threaded
Cert/CC Advisory: TA08-260A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
Cert/CC Advisory: TA09-133A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Debian Security Information: DSA-1750 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1750
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00721.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00960.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00951.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00033.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00080.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00111.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-15.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-10.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:156
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-003.html
http://www.osvdb.org/44364
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10326
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6275
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0333.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019840
http://secunia.com/advisories/29678
http://secunia.com/advisories/29792
http://secunia.com/advisories/29957
http://secunia.com/advisories/29992
http://secunia.com/advisories/30009
http://secunia.com/advisories/30157
http://secunia.com/advisories/30174
http://secunia.com/advisories/30402
http://secunia.com/advisories/30486
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882
http://secunia.com/advisories/33137
http://secunia.com/advisories/34152
http://secunia.com/advisories/34388
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
http://secunia.com/advisories/35258
http://secunia.com/advisories/35302
http://secunia.com/advisories/35386
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.541247
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:010 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1225/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1451
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1462
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1560
XForce ISS Database: libpng-zero-length-code-execution(41800)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41800
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-5269
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 25956
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25956
BugTraq ID: 28276
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
Bugtraq: 20071112 FLEA-2007-0065-1 libpng (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483582/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20080304 CORE-2008-0124: Multiple vulnerabilities in Google's Android SDK (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489135/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20080318 VMSA-2008-0005 Updated VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Server, VMware ACE, and VMware Fusion resolve critical security issues (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20080830 VMSA-2008-0014 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Server, VMware ESX address information disclosure, privilege escalation and other security issues. (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded
Cert/CC Advisory: TA08-150A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00353.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00356.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00072.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-08.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:217
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=3.0.6.32.20071004082318.012a7628%40mail.comcast.net&forum_name=png-mng-implement
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10614
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0992.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018849
http://secunia.com/advisories/27093
http://secunia.com/advisories/27284
http://secunia.com/advisories/27369
http://secunia.com/advisories/27391
http://secunia.com/advisories/27405
http://secunia.com/advisories/27492
http://secunia.com/advisories/27529
http://secunia.com/advisories/27629
http://secunia.com/advisories/27662
http://secunia.com/advisories/27746
http://secunia.com/advisories/27965
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430
http://secunia.com/advisories/31712
http://secunia.com/advisories/31713
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.520323
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2007:025 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-538-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3390
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-2445
BugTraq ID: 24000
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24000
BugTraq ID: 24023
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24023
Bugtraq: 20070517 FLEA-2007-0018-1: libpng (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468910/100/0/threaded
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#684664
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/684664
Debian Security Information: DSA-1613 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1613
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-24.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:116
http://openpkg.com/go/OpenPKG-SA-2007.013
http://osvdb.org/36196
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10094
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0356.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018078
http://secunia.com/advisories/25268
http://secunia.com/advisories/25273
http://secunia.com/advisories/25292
http://secunia.com/advisories/25329
http://secunia.com/advisories/25353
http://secunia.com/advisories/25461
http://secunia.com/advisories/25554
http://secunia.com/advisories/25571
http://secunia.com/advisories/25742
http://secunia.com/advisories/25787
http://secunia.com/advisories/25867
http://secunia.com/advisories/27056
http://secunia.com/advisories/31168
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.492650
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102987-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200871-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2007:013 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_sr.html
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0019/
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-472-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1838
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2385
XForce ISS Database: libpng-trns-chunk-dos(34340)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34340
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