Summary
The remote host is missing an update to libpng
announced via advisory DSA 2032-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202032-1
Insight
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in libpng, a library for reading and writing PNG files. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2009-2042
libpng does not properly parse 1-bit interlaced images with width values that are not divisible by 8, which causes libpng to include uninitialized bits in certain rows of a PNG file and might allow remote attackers to read portions of sensitive memory via out-of-bounds pixels in the file.
CVE-2010-0205
libpng does not properly handle compressed ancillary-chunk data that has a disproportionately large uncompressed representation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption, and application hang) via a crafted PNG file
For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 1.2.27-2+lenny3.
For the testing (squeeze) and unstable (sid) distribution, these problems have been fixed in version 1.2.43-1
We recommend that you upgrade your libpng package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-2042, CVE-2010-0205 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.8
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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