OptiPNG: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code — GLSA 200812-01

A vulnerability in OptiPNG might result in user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.

Affected packages

Package	media-gfx/optipng on all architectures
Affected versions	< 0.6.2
Unaffected versions	>= 0.6.2

Background

OptiPNG is a PNG optimizer that recompresses image files to a smaller size, without losing any information.

Description

A buffer overflow in the BMP reader in OptiPNG has been reported.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted BMP image, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All OptiPNG users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/optipng-0.6.2"

References

CVE-2008-5101

Release date
December 02, 2008

Latest revision
December 02, 2008: 01

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

Bugzilla entries

246522