Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commit%3Bh=65e6d5a34f49acdb362a0625a706c6b914e670af
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062720.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063118.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45046Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45289Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45405Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45415Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45460Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45486Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45492Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49660Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.617466Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=BANLkTikrnU6FJNQYFvwmt78hwpgKPVRd1Q%40mail.gmail.com&forum_name=png-mng-implementExploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2287Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:151Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/13Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/16Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1105.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48474Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1175-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717084Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68517Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commit%3Bh=65e6d5a34f49acdb362a0625a706c6b914e670af
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062720.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063118.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45046Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45289Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45405Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45415Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45460Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45486Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45492Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49660Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.617466Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=BANLkTikrnU6FJNQYFvwmt78hwpgKPVRd1Q%40mail.gmail.com&forum_name=png-mng-implementExploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2287Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:151Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/13Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/16Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1105.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48474Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1175-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717084Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68517Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 17, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified