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rPSA-2009-0046-1 libpng

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Subject:	rPSA-2009-0046-1 libpng
Date:	Thu - Mar 12, 2009 04:00 PM

rPath Security Advisory: 2009-0046-1
Published: 2009-03-12
Products:
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
    rPath Linux 1
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    libpng=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/1.2.35-0.1-1
    libpng=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/1.2.35-0.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2985

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-6218
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0040

Description:
    Previous versions of libpng are vulnerable to denial of service or
    possibly arbitrary code execution attacks via buffer overflows
    caused by a maliciously crafted PNG file.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0046

Copyright 2009 rPath, Inc.
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