1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4513-1

USN-4513-1: apng2gif vulnerability

Publication date

17 September 2020

Overview

apng2gif could be made to expose sensitive information if it opened a specifically crafted APNG file.

Releases

Packages

  • apng2gif - tool for converting APNG images to animated GIF format

Details

Dileep Kumar Jallepalli discovered that apng2gif incorrectly handled
loading APNG files. An attacker could exploit this with a crafted APNG
file to access sensitive information. (CVE-2017-6960)

Dileep Kumar Jallepalli discovered that apng2gif incorrectly handled
loading APNG files. An attacker could exploit this with a crafted APNG
file to access sensitive information. (CVE-2017-6960)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial apng2gif –  1.5-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

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