Ubuntu Security Update USN-3495-1: OptiPNG vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3495-1


27th November, 2017

optipng vulnerability


A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 17.10
• Ubuntu 17.04
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary


OptiPNG could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software description

• optipng - advanced PNG (Portable Network Graphics) optimizer

Details


It was discovered that OptiPNG incorrectly handled memory. A remote
attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted image file to cause
OptiPNG to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

Update instructions


The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:

Ubuntu 17.10:
optipng 0.7.6-1ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
optipng 0.7.6-1ubuntu0.17.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
optipng 0.7.6-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
optipng 0.6.4-1ubuntu0.14.04.2

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References


CVE-2017-1000229

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