CVE-2011-3045

Summary

CVECVE-2011-3045
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-03-22 16:55:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:08:00 UTC
DescriptionInteger signedness error in the png_inflate function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.4.10beta01, as used in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.83 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3026.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 15 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 16 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 17 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 15 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 16 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 17 All All All
Application Google Chrome All All All All
Application Google Chrome All All All All
Application Libpng Libpng All All All All
Application Libpng Libpng All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 12.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 12.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 6.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 6.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 6.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 6.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Application Redhat Gluster Storage 2.0 All All All
Application Redhat Gluster Storage 2.0 All All All
Application Redhat Storage 2.0 All All All
Application Redhat Storage 2.0 All All All
Application Redhat Storage For Public Cloud 2.0 All All All
Application Redhat Storage For Public Cloud 2.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: libpng-1.5.9-1.fc17 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2012:0432-1: moderate: update for libpng12, libpng14 SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update CONFIRM googlechromereleases.blogspot.com Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Security Alerts - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Not Applicable
libpng Memory Error in png_inflate() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Alerts - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Not Applicable
Security Alerts - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Not Applicable
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: libpng10-1.0.58-1.fc17 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: libpng-1.2.48-1.fc16 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
LIBPNG: PNG reference library / Git tools libpng.git.sourceforge.net
LIBPNG: PNG reference library / Git tools CONFIRM libpng.git.sourceforge.net Third Party Advisory
Bug 799000 – CVE-2011-3045 libpng: buffer overflow in png_inflate caused by invalid type conversions CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: libpng-1.2.48-1.fc15 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: libpng10-1.0.58-1.fc15 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Issue 116162 - chromium - Heap-buffer-overflow in wk_png_inflate - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Google Project Hosting CONFIRM code.google.com Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:0466-1: important: update for chrom SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Security Alerts - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Not Applicable
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com Not Applicable
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2439-1 libpng DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
www.mandriva.com MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com Not Applicable
access.redhat.com REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: libpng10-1.0.58-1.fc16 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[chrome] Revision 125311 CONFIRM src.chromium.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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