MGASA-2014-0131

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    MGASA-2014-0131

    Published: 15 Mar 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-0333

    Summary: Updated libpng package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: The png_push_read_chunk function in pngpread.c in the progressive decoder in libpng 1.6.x through 1.6.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an IDAT chunk with a length of zero (CVE-2014-0333).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0131.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13001, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00029.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libpng

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/libpng?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.6.8-1.1.mga4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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    High