Technical Description

OpenPKG has released updated packages to correct a vulnerability identified in zlib. This flaw is due to an input validation error when processing specially crafted files, which could be exploited by attackers to cause programs which use zlib to crash when opening an invalid file. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2005-1150

Affected Products

OpenPKG 2.4
OpenPKG 2.3

Solution

Upgrade the affected package :
ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/2.4/UPD/zlib-1.2.2-2.4.2.src.rpm
ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/2.3/UPD/zlib-1.2.2-2.3.2.src.rpm

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1254
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2005.014-zlib.html

ChangeLog

2005-07-28 : Initial release

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