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Package name libpng
Date January 20th, 2003
Advisory ID MDKSA-2003:008
Affected versions 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, MNF8.2
Synopsis Updated libpng packages fix potential remote compromise

Problem Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in libpng due to a
wrong calculation of some loop offset values. This buffer overflow
can lead to Denial of Service or even remote compromise.

After the upgrade, all applications that use libpng should be restarted.
Many applications are linked to libpng, so if you are unsure of what
applications to restart, you may wish to reboot the system. MandrakeSoft
encourages all users to upgrade immediately.

Updated Packages

Mandrakelinux 7.2

 2c76e45e84da22cb0f27796d8106fab1  7.2/RPMS/libpng-1.0.8-2.2mdk.i586.rpm
292224db642f17ee582447df906ffeb3  7.2/RPMS/libpng-devel-1.0.8-2.2mdk.i586.rpm
bb2a1b11a40796e64d79bbbe4b9e723a  7.2/SRPMS/libpng-1.0.8-2.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 8.0

 8629fe7a0737df5460e80a86f628a228  8.0/RPMS/libpng2-1.0.9-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
4c9efd051b3f88f7ae70e4ef109ba1da  8.0/RPMS/libpng2-devel-1.0.9-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
eebc402c603a5030853c276fed9be435  8.0/SRPMS/libpng-1.0.9-1.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 8.0/PPC

 07e7f3eeeb0f1f13d7a534dea7e28302  ppc/8.0/RPMS/libpng2-1.0.9-1.2mdk.ppc.rpm
b037d2edcaf1ca07a7732a3afd6622f8  ppc/8.0/RPMS/libpng2-devel-1.0.9-1.2mdk.ppc.rpm
eebc402c603a5030853c276fed9be435  ppc/8.0/SRPMS/libpng-1.0.9-1.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 8.1

 9a1081d64a16c7ae11da33744d72a006  8.1/RPMS/libpng2-1.0.12-2.2mdk.i586.rpm
a7eb696f6dd2ceaab1ad0ba73158cb7f  8.1/RPMS/libpng2-devel-1.0.12-2.2mdk.i586.rpm
7718ffbd9b56d4da312e48d5653c5532  8.1/SRPMS/libpng-1.0.12-2.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 8.1/IA64

 d619abb272740a962838659f0dfeddb8  ia64/8.1/RPMS/libpng2-1.0.12-2.2mdk.ia64.rpm
0c8375f5460d70490a11af9bf8bc2096  ia64/8.1/RPMS/libpng2-devel-1.0.12-2.2mdk.ia64.rpm
7718ffbd9b56d4da312e48d5653c5532  ia64/8.1/SRPMS/libpng-1.0.12-2.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 8.2

 7d9ad00efdcbb0ce1f59121535f4b546  8.2/RPMS/libpng3-1.2.4-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
16f3e8374b88bc21645f1d075ce446b7  8.2/RPMS/libpng3-devel-1.2.4-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
94d59d2cca8c6894394d0738f9812c30  8.2/RPMS/libpng3-static-devel-1.2.4-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
a9fb5c333d7c1e424f43135db451ddb8  8.2/SRPMS/libpng-1.2.4-3.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 8.2/PPC

 1a5a6053e7d68870f345968d58f679e9  ppc/8.2/RPMS/libpng3-1.2.4-3.2mdk.ppc.rpm
80aa48d4f91c40c70a8a4eb204b06d38  ppc/8.2/RPMS/libpng3-devel-1.2.4-3.2mdk.ppc.rpm
d09c02fa38c9a8b035028ed35a8d5584  ppc/8.2/RPMS/libpng3-static-devel-1.2.4-3.2mdk.ppc.rpm
a9fb5c333d7c1e424f43135db451ddb8  ppc/8.2/SRPMS/libpng-1.2.4-3.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 9.0

 7a8430641572bbb1ef7cc8575efe2678  9.0/RPMS/libpng3-1.2.4-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
2b05c7a99cfc2481df6dfeaf06465714  9.0/RPMS/libpng3-devel-1.2.4-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
c712c39a823eb44323a584721edc3a7b  9.0/RPMS/libpng3-static-devel-1.2.4-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
a9fb5c333d7c1e424f43135db451ddb8  9.0/SRPMS/libpng-1.2.4-3.2mdk.src.rpm

Multi Network Firewall 8.2

 7d9ad00efdcbb0ce1f59121535f4b546  mnf8.2/RPMS/libpng3-1.2.4-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
a9fb5c333d7c1e424f43135db451ddb8  mnf8.2/SRPMS/libpng-1.2.4-3.2mdk.src.rpm

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-1363

Upgrade

To upgrade automatically, use MandrivaUpdate.


Verification

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of the downloaded package. You can do this with the command :

                rpm --checksig package.rpm
                

You can get the GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team to verify the GPG signature of each RPM.

If you use MandrivaUpdate, the verification of md5 checksum and GPG signature is performed automatically for you.