Secunia Security Advisory - Slackware 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.
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TITLE:
Slackware update for libpng
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30009
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30009/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, DoS, System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Slackware Linux 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/146/
Slackware Linux 9.0
http://secunia.com/product/1336/
Slackware Linux 9.1
http://secunia.com/product/2265/
Slackware Linux 10.0
http://secunia.com/product/4368/
Slackware Linux 11.0
http://secunia.com/product/13491/
DESCRIPTION:
Slackware 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:
Apply updated packages.
Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i386-1_slack8.1.tgz
Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i386-1_slack9.0.tgz
Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack9.1.tgz
Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz
Slackware 10.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz
Slackware 10.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz
Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz
Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz
Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libpng-1.2.27-i486-1.tgz
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.541247
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA29792:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29792/
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