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Security advisory - libpng CVE-2007-5268

Released: Apr 25, 2008     Updated: Apr 25, 2008

Description

pngrtran.c in libpng before 1.0.29 and 1.2.x before 1.2.21 use (1) logical instead of bitwise operations and (2) incorrect comparisons, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PNG image.

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-5268 IDENTIFIER = WIND00109667


Product Version

Linux Platforms 1.x

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Installation Notes

Installation Notes

Patch WIND00109668.zip is for 1.4
Patch WIND00109669.zip is for 1.5

1. Unzip the patch under [install_dir]/updates

2. Install the patch CD by entering the patch CD directory and run setup_linux.

3. This is a source only patch so you will have to build the kernel

4. Issue a make fs and make the kernel in a configured directory.

5. Upload the kernel and rootfs into the target and boot it up.


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