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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-3238-1 pngcheck -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

13 Dec 2022

Affected Packages:

pngcheck

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 1021278.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-35511.

More information:

Multiple security issues were discovered in pngcheck, a tool to verify the integrity of PNG, JNG and MNG files, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code.

• CVE-2020-35511

  A global buffer overflow was discovered in pngcheck function in pngcheck-2.4.0 (5 patches applied) via a crafted png file.

  For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.3-1~deb10u2.

  We recommend that you upgrade your pngcheck packages.

  For the detailed security status of pngcheck please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/pngcheck

  Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS