libpng pngerror.c denial of service
| libpng-pngerror-dos (68517) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
libpng is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an off-by-one error in pngerror.c. By persuading a victim to view a specially-crafted PNG image file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability, available from the libpng GIT Repository. See References.
References:
- libpng GIT Repository: libpng.
- libpng Web Site: libpng is the official PNG reference library.
- BID-48474: libpng 'pngerror.c' Off-By-One Error Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2011-2501: The png_format_buffer function in pngerror.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.55, 1.2.x before 1.2.45, 1.4.x before 1.4.8, and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PNG image that triggers an out-of-bounds read during the copying of error-message data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2004-0421 regression. NOTE: this is called an off-by-one error by some sources.
- DSA-2287: libpng -- several vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2011-1105: Moderate: libpng security update
- SA45046: libpng png_format_buffer() Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- libpng libpng 1.2.23
- Pardus Linux 2009
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 Server
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
- RedHat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server EUS 6.1.z
Reported:
Jun 07, 2011
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