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Bug 69716

Summary:	libpng security update
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Rodney Dawes <dobey>
Component:	libpng	Assignee:	wdovlrrw <brosenkr>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
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Priority:	high
Version:	7.2	Keywords:	Security
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Description Rodney Dawes 2002-07-24 19:34:40 UTC

Versions of libpng prior to 1.2.4 and 1.0.14 have a buffer overflow
vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution. Since libpng is
used by programs that talk to the outside world (i.e. mozilla), it is
worth upgrading. 

libpng is the official PNG reference library. It supports almost all PNG
features, is extensible, and has been extensively tested for over five
years.

http://lwn.net/Alerts/5008/

Comment 1 Mark J. Cox 2002-08-13 12:03:11 UTC

Errata in progress

Comment 2 Mark J. Cox 2002-08-19 08:22:57 UTC

An errata has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. 
This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen 
this bug report if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-151.html