Image Flaw Pierces PC Security

KingFishKingFish
edited August 2004 in Science & Tech
Six vulnerabilities in an open-source image format could allow intruders to compromise computers running Linux and may allow attacks against Windows PCs as well as Macs running OS X.
The security issues appear in a library supporting the portable network graphics (PNG) format, used widely by programs such as the Mozilla and Opera browsers and various e-mail clients. The most critical issue, a memory problem known as a buffer overflow, could allow specially created PNG graphics to execute a malicious program when the application loads the image.
Source: ZDNet

Comments

  • EMTEMT Seattle, WA Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Wow, that's pretty big. I hope updates to browsers are coming soon.
  • EyesOnlyEyesOnly Sweden New
    edited August 2004
    It has. Check the homepage for whatever browser you're using and it should have a fix.

    Edit
    http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17927

    If you're running one of those then you're in luck. I'm downloading the swedish install of the lastest mozilla as i type. :) Or more correctly my computer is. ;D
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