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[ GLSA 200712-04 ] Cairo: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Multiple integer overflows were reported, one of which Peter Valchev
(Google Security) found to be leading to a heap-based buffer overflow
in the cairo_image_surface_create_from_png() function that processes
PNG images.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to view or process a specially

[USN-550-3] Cairo regression

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Original advisory details:

 Peter Valchev discovered that Cairo did not correctly decode PNG image data.
 By tricking a user or automated system into processing a specially crafted
 PNG with Cairo, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user
 privileges.



[ GLSA 200804-15 ] libpng: Execution of arbitrary code

Background
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libpng is a free ANSI C library used to process and manipulate PNG
images.

Affected packages
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