Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-960-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that libpng did not properly handle certain malformed PNG images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PNG file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
(CVE-2010-1205)
It was discovered that libpng did not properly handle certain malformed PNG images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a crafted PNG image, an attacker could possibly use this flaw to consume all available resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2010-2249)
Affected
libpng vulnerabilities on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ,
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 9.04 ,
Ubuntu 9.10 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-1205, CVE-2010-2249 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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