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optipng: code execution

Package(s):optipng CVE #(s):CVE-2012-4432
Created:October 11, 2012 Updated:October 17, 2012
Description:

From the SUSE Bugzilla entry:

A vulnerability has been reported in OptiPNG, which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a use-after-free error related to the palette reduction functionality. No further information is currently available.

Success exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Alerts:
openSUSE openSUSE-SU-2012:1329-1 2012-10-11

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