SB2014052211 - Input validation error in libpng (Alpine package)
Published: May 22, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014052211
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7354)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Multiple integer overflows in libpng before 1.5.14rc03 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted image to the (1) png_set_sPLT or (2) png_set_text_2 function, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.