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TITLE:
libpng "png_do_rgb_to_gray()" PNG Processing Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA42863

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-01-13

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in libpng, which can be exploited
by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and
potentially compromise an application using the library.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the
"png_do_rgb_to_gray()" function in pngrtran.c, which can be exploited
to cause a buffer overflow by e.g. tricking a user into opening a
specially crafted PNG file in an application using the library.

The vulnerability is reported in version 1.5.0. Prior versions are
not affected.

SOLUTION:
Fixed in version 1.5.1beta01.

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PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Glenn Randers-Pehrson

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Glenn Randers-Pehrson:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=26866318

libpng:
http://libpng.sourceforge.net/index.html

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