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CVE-2011-3048
The png_set_text_2 function in pngset.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.59, 1.2.x before 1.2.49, 1.4.x before 1.4.11, and 1.5.x before 1.5.10 allows remote attacker…
Impact
The png_set_text_2 function in pngset.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.59, 1.2.x before 1.2.49, 1.4.x before 1.4.11, and 1.5.x before 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted text chunk in a PNG image file, which triggers a memory allocation failure that is not properly handled, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Libpng | Libpng | Versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.5, 1.0.6 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077007.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077043.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077472.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077819.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079039.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079051.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0523.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48587
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48644
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48665
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48721
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48983
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49660
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1417-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2446
- http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
- http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/src/libpng-1.5.10-README.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:046
- http://www.osvdb.org/80822
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52830