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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.705300
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-5300-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'pngcheck' package(s) announced via the DSA-5300-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'pngcheck' package(s) announced via the DSA-5300-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple security issues were discovered in pngcheck, a tool to verify the integrity of PNG, JNG and MNG files, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.3-1~
deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your pngcheck packages.

For the detailed security status of pngcheck please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'pngcheck' package(s) on Debian 11.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-35511
Debian Security Information: DSA-5300 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5300
http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/apps/pngcheck.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00024.html
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