Title : Slackware Security Update Fixes Libpng Code Execution Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1380 CVE ID : CVE-2008-1382
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-04-29
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Slackware, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by an error in Libpng. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1225
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