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Gentoo update for libpng
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA29678
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Release Date:
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2008-04-15
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Gentoo Linux 1.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2008-1382 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for libpng. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), disclose potentially sensitive information, or potentially compromise an application using the library.
For more information:
SA29792
Solution:
Update to "media-libs/libpng-1.2.26-r1" or later.
Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-15.xml
Other References:
SA29792:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29792/
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