Package : libpng Vulnerability : integer overflow Problem-Type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2004-0955
Several integer overflows have been discovered by its upstream developers in libpng, a commonly used library to display PNG graphics. They could be exploited to cause arbitrary code to be executed when a specially crafted PNG image is processed.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.12-3.woody.9.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.15-8.
We recommend that you upgrade your libpng packages.
Upgrade Instructions --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody --------------------------------