Description
The png_handle_cHRM function in pngrutil.c in libpng 1.5.4, when color-correction support is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a malformed PNG image containing a cHRM chunk associated with a certain zero value.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.6/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3406145&group_id=5624&atid=105624Exploit
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/477046Patch, US Government Resource
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740864
- http://libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3406145&group_id=5624&atid=105624Exploit
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/477046Patch, US Government Resource
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740864
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 17, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified