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CVE-2011-2501
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
CVSSv3.1 Severity
Impact Analysis
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..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- Medium
- Base Score
- 4.3/10
- Exploit Score
- 8.6/10
- Access Vector
- Network
- Access Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 2.9/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- None
- Availability Impact
- Partial
- Integrity Impact
- None
CVSSv3.1 Score
- Severity
- Medium
- Base Score
- 6.5/10
- Exploit Score
- 2.8/10
- Access Vector
- Network
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Privileges Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 3.6/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- None
- Availability Impact
- High
- Integrity Impact
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- User Interaction
- Required
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
1.5.0 | 1.5.4 | |
cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
1.4.0 | 1.4.8 | |
cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
1.2.0 | 1.2.45 | |
cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
1.0.0 | 1.0.55 | |
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45046
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48474
- http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng;a=commit;h=65e6d5a34f49
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/16
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717084
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=BANLkTikrnU6FJNQYFvwmt78hwpgKPV
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/13
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45415
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45486
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45289
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45460
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-securit
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2287
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45405
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1105.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062720.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063118.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1175-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45492
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:151
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49660
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68517