CVE-2011-3048

Summary

CVECVE-2011-3048
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-05-29 20:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.0 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.1 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.10 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.11 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.12 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.13 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.14 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.15 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.16 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.17 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.18 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.19 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.2 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.20 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.21 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.22 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.23 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.24 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.25 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.26 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.27 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.28 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.29 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.3 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.30 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.31 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.32 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.33 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.34 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.35 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.37 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.38 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.39 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.40 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.41 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.42 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.43 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.44 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.45 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.46 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.47 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.48 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.5 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.50 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.51 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.52 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.53 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.54 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.55 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.55 rc01 All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.56 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.56 devel All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.57 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.57 rc01 All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.58 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.6 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.7 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.8 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.0.9 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.0 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.1 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.10 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.11 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.12 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.13 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.14 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.15 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.16 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.17 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.18 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.19 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.2 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.20 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.21 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.22 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.23 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.24 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.25 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.26 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.27 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.28 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.29 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.3 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.30 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.31 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.32 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.33 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.34 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.35 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.36 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.37 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.38 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.39 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.4 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.40 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.41 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.42 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.43 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.43 devel All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.44 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.45 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.45 devel All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.46 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.46 devel All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.47 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.47 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.48 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.48 betas All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.5 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.6 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.7 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.8 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.2.9 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.4.0 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.4.1 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.4.10 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.4.2 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.4.3 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.4.4 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.4.5 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.4.6 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.4.7 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.4.8 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.4.9 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.0 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.1 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.1 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.10 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.2 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.2 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.3 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.4 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.4 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.5 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.5 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.6 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.6 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.7 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.7 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.8 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.8 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.9 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.5.9 beta All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.libpng.org/pub/png/src/libpng-1.5.10-README.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.libpng.org
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
www.mandriva.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
access.redhat.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2446-1 libpng af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: libpng10-1.0.59-1.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
About the security content of OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2, OS X Lion v10.7.5 and Security Update 2012-004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: libpng10-1.0.59-1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
libpng png_set_text_2() Memory Corruption Error May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: libpng-1.5.10-1.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
libpng 'png_set_text_2()' Function Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: libpng10-1.0.59-1.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
USN-1417-1: libpng vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ubuntu.com
About the security content of iOS 6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: libpng-1.2.49-1.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 iOS 6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: libpng-1.2.49-1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
libpng Home Page af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.libpng.org Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/80822 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-2 OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2, OS X Lion v10.7.5 and Security Update 2012-004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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