Six kinds of defects in an open source image format may facilitate the security of the invaders to jeopardize computer, and may also lead to attacks that run Windows personal computers or MACS machine running OS X. This security problem occurs in supporting portable In a library of network network image file format (PNG), the library is widely used in Mozilla and Opera browsers and some email clients. The most serious problem is called "buffer overflow" memory Question X APLEERA and Internet Explorer browser in X in the X, the Internet Explorer browser and Solaris Mozilla and Netscape Browser. Evans said that there is no test for each platform to find out which attacks have caused security issues. Evans pointed out that the most serious attack caused two open source browsers to crash. "More horrhastless possibility is to send the obscene PN G image to users who use image email clients to spread this problem by email." Microsoft and Linux have produced security issues from PNG formats. PNG library patch-like Libpng can be downloaded in Linux operating system retailer and PNG Web site. Safety Information Services Department Secunia gives this attack a second serious level - "high height" and warns computer users. US official computer threat monitoring department - "US Computer Emergency Response Team" - Tuesday, PNG issued a suggestion and recommended enterprise and individual upgrade system. Message Source: ZDNET
