CVE-2010-1205

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-1205
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-06-30 18:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in progressive applications, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image that triggers an additional data row.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-120 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libpng Libpng All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[Security-announce] VMSA-2010-0014 VMware Workstation, Player, and ACE address several security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
About the security content of iTunes 10.2 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
About the security content of Safari 5.0.4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Broken Link
Issue 45983 - chromium - Segmentation fault in WebCore::RenderLayer::paintList when a malformed PNG image is viewed - Project Hosting on Google Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
About the security content of Mac OS X v10.6.5 and Security Update 2010-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Broken Link
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changeset 61816 – WebKit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.webkit.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 Mac OS X v10.6.5 and Security Update 2010-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: libpng10-1.0.54-1.fc12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
About the security content of iOS 4.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
libpng Memory Corruption and Memory Leak Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
KB27244-Vulnerabilities in BlackBerry Enterprise Server components that process images could allow remote code execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blackberry.com Broken Link
Google Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 googlechromereleases.blogspot.com Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Debian update for libpng - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
libpng Two Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
APPLE-SA-2010-08-24-1 Security Update 2010-005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
570451 – (CVE-2010-1205) segmentation fault when viewing a malformed PNG image af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Bug 608238 – CVE-2010-1205 libpng: out-of-bounds memory write af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Slackware update for libpng - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
VMSA-2010-0014 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:133 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2072-1 libpng af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2010-11-22-1 iOS 4.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Access Denied af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.webkit.org Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2011-03-02-1 iTunes 10.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: libpng10-1.0.54-1.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu update for libpng - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
About Security Update 2010-005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
About the security content of Apple TV software update 4.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
VMware Update for Workstation and Player - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
APPLE-SA-2011-03-09-2 Safari 5.0.4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
SourceForge - libpng/libpng/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 libpng.git.sourceforge.net
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Apple TV Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
USN-960-1: libpng vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
libpng Home Page af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.libpng.org Product, Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
MFSA 2010-41: Remote code execution using malformed PNG image af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Third Party Advisory
SourceForge - libpng/libpng/commitdiff MITRE libpng.git.sourceforge.net
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