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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2015.337.01
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2015-337-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libpng' package(s) announced via the SSA:2015-337-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libpng' package(s) announced via the SSA:2015-337-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New libpng packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1,
and -current to fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/libpng-1.4.17-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded.
Fixed buffer overflows in the png_set_PLTE(), png_get_PLTE(),
png_set_tIME(), and png_convert_to_rfc1123() functions that allow
attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or
possibly have unspecified other impact via a small bit-depth value
in an IHDR (aka image header) chunk in a PNG image.
For more information, see:
[links moved to references].
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'libpng' package(s) on Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37, Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2015-7981
BugTraq ID: 77304
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77304
Debian Security Information: DSA-3399 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3399
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172620.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172663.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172647.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-08
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/26/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/26/3
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:2594
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2594.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:2595
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2595.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1430
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1430
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034393
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2099 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00033.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2136 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00160.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2815-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-8126
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
BugTraq ID: 77568
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77568
Debian Security Information: DSA-3507 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3507
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172769.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174936.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175073.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172324.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172823.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172797.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174905.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177382.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177344.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/12/2
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:2596
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2596.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0055
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0055.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0056
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0056.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0057
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0057.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034142
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0256 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00038.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0265 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00042.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0269 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00044.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0665 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00015.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2100 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00034.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2135 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00159.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2262 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00062.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2263 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00063.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0103 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00028.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0104 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00029.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0105 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00030.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0263 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00041.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0268 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00043.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0270 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00045.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0272 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00047.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0279 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00048.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0664 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00014.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0684 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00018.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0729 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00028.html
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