CVE-2011-2501
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 17, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 15, 2011
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 49660third-party-advisory
- 45046third-party-advisory
- USN-1175-1vendor-advisory
- http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commit%3Bh=65e6d5a34f49acdb362a0625a706c6b914e670af
- MDVSA-2011:151vendor-advisory
- 48474vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717084
- SSA:2011-210-01vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201206-15vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110627 CVE request for libpng regression (CVE-2004-0421)mailing-list
- FEDORA-2011-8868vendor-advisory
- libpng-pngerror-dos(68517)vdb-entry
- 45289third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-9336vendor-advisory
- DSA-2287vendor-advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=BANLkTikrnU6FJNQYFvwmt78hwpgKPVRd1Q%40mail.gmail.com&forum_name=png-mng-implement
- 45405third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2011:1105vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110628 Re: CVE request for libpng regression (CVE-2004-0421)mailing-list
- 45460third-party-advisory
- 45486third-party-advisory
- 45492third-party-advisory
- 45415third-party-advisory
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