[ GLSA 201608-01 ] OptiPNG

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: OptiPNG: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201608-01)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: August 11, 2016
Bug(s): #561882, #579030
ID: 201608-01

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OptiPNG, the worst of
which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code, or cause a
Denial of Service condition.


Background

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


Affected Packages

Package: media-gfx/optipng
Vulnerable: < 0.7.6
Unaffected: >= 0.7.6
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OptiPNG. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image
file resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of
the process, or a Denial of Service condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All OptiPNG users should upgrade to the latest version: