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Secunia Security Advisory 30157

Secunia Security Advisory 30157
Posted May 12, 2008
Authored by Secunia | Site secunia.com

Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in Pngcrush, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information or potentially compromise a user's system.

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Secunia Security Advisory 30157

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Secunia Network Software Inspector 2.0 (NSI) - Public Beta

The Public Beta has ended. Thanks to all that participated.

Learn more:
http://secunia.com/network_software_inspector_2/

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TITLE:
Pngcrush libpng Unknown Chunk Processing Uninitialized Memory Access

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30157

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30157/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Pngcrush 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/18625/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Pngcrush, which can be exploited
by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information or
potentially compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to the use of vulnerable libpng
code.

For more information:
SA29792

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.6.5.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://libpng.sourceforge.net/Advisory-1.2.26.txt

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA29792:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29792/

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About:
This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help
everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest
vulnerabilities.

Subscribe:
http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/

Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.)
http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/


Please Note:
Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by
clicking the link.
Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories.
Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only
use those supplied by the vendor.

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