Libpng Library Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

BID:25956

Info

Libpng Library Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 25956
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-5268
CVE-2007-5269
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 08 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:05AM
Credit: George Cook, Jeff Phillips, and Tavis Ormandy are credited with the discovery of these vulnerabilities.
Vulnerable: VMWare Workstation 6.0.2
VMWare Workstation 6.0.1
VMWare Workstation 6.0
VMWare Workstation 5.5
VMWare Server 1.0.4
VMWare Server 1.0.3
VMWare Server 1.0.2
VMWare Player 2.0.2
VMWare Player 2.0.1
VMWare Player 2.0
VMWare Player 1.0.5
VMWare Player 1.0.4
VMWare Player 1.0.3
VMWare Player 1.0.2
VMWare ESXi Server 3.5
VMWare ESX Server 3.0.3
VMWare ESX Server 3.0.2
VMWare ESX Server 3.0.1
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.5
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.4
VMWare ESX Server 3.5
VMWare ACE 2.0
VMWare ACE 1.0
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SDK 9
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 9
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10.SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
SuSE openSUSE 10.3
SuSE Linux Professional 10.2 x86_64
SuSE Linux Personal 10.2 x86_64
Sun Solaris 9_x86
Sun Solaris 9_sparc
Sun Solaris 10_x86
Sun Solaris 10_sparc
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_99
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_96
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_95
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_94
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_93
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_92
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_91
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_90
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_89
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_88
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_87
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_86
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_85
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_84
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_83
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_82
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_81
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_80
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_78
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_77
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_76
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_68
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_67
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_64
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_61
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_59
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_57
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_50
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_47
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_45
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_39
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_36
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_29
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_22
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_19
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_13
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_112
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_111a
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_111
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_110
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_109
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_108
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_107
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_106
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_105
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_104
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_103
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_102
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_101a
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_101
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_100
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_02
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_01
Slackware Linux 10.2
Slackware Linux 10.1
Slackware Linux 10.0
Slackware Linux 9.1
Slackware Linux 9.0
Slackware Linux 8.1
Slackware Linux 12.0
Slackware Linux 11.0
S.u.S.E. UnitedLinux 1.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Standard Server 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux School Server for i386
S.u.S.E. SUSE LINUX Retail Solution 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Open-Xchange 4.1
S.u.S.E. SUSE CORE 9 for x86
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.1
S.u.S.E. Open-Enterprise-Server 9.0
S.u.S.E. Open-Enterprise-Server 1
S.u.S.E. Open-Enterprise-Server 0
S.u.S.E. Office Server
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux POS 9
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop SDK 9.0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 1.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Openexchange Server
S.u.S.E. Linux Office Server
S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server for S/390 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server for S/390
S.u.S.E. Linux Desktop 1.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Desktop 10
S.u.S.E. LINUX 9.1 Personal Edition CD-ROM
S.u.S.E. Linux 9.3 x86-64
S.u.S.E. Linux 9.3 x86
rPath rPath Linux 1
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
RedHat Desktop 4.0
RedHat Desktop 3.0
RedHat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1 IA64
RedHat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
Red Hat Fedora Core6
Red Hat Fedora 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0
MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
libpng libpng 1.2.20
libpng libpng 1.2.19
libpng libpng 1.2.18
libpng libpng 1.2.17
libpng libpng 1.2.16
libpng libpng 1.0.25
libpng libpng 1.0.24
libpng libpng 1.0.18
libpng libpng 1.0.17
libpng libpng 1.0.16
libpng libpng 1.0.15
libpng libpng 1.0.14
libpng libpng 1.0.13
libpng libpng 1.0.12
libpng libpng 1.0.11
libpng libpng 1.0.10
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 7.2
libpng libpng 1.0.9
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
libpng libpng 1.0.8
libpng libpng 1.0.7
libpng libpng 1.0.6
libpng libpng 1.0.5
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 IA-32
 + Debian Linux 2.2 arm
 + Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
 + Debian Linux 2.2 68k
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
libpng libpng 1.0
libpng libpng 0.90
Google Android Software Development Kit (SDK) m3-rc37a
Gentoo Linux
Foresight Linux Foresight Linux 1.1
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 armel
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Avaya SES 2.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 3.1 SP1
Avaya Message Networking MN 3.1
Avaya Message Networking 3.1
Avaya Message Networking
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0
Avaya Interactive Response 4.0
Avaya Interactive Response 3.0
Avaya Communication Manager 3.0
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server DEFINITY Server SI/CS
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8100
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8100
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8300
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8300
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8500
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8500
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8700
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8700
Avaya CMS Server 15.0
Avaya CCS 3.1
Avaya CCS 3.0
Avaya CCS 2.0
Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 3.1
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 3.1.4
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 3.1.3
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 3.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
Apple Mac OS X 10.5
Not Vulnerable: VMWare Workstation 6.0.3 Build 80004
VMWare Workstation 6.0.3
VMWare Workstation 5.5.6 Build 80404
VMWare Server 1.0.5 Build 80187
VMWare Server 1.0.5
VMWare Player 2.0.3 Build 80004
VMWare Player 1.0.6 Build 80404
VMWare ACE 2.0.3
VMWare ACE 1.0.5
libpng libpng 1.2.21
Google Android Software Development Kit (SDK) m5-rc15

Discussion

Libpng Library Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

The 'libpng' library is prone to multiple remote denial-of-service vulnerabilities because the library fails to handle malicious PNG files.

Successful exploits may allow remote attackers to cause denial-of-service conditions on computers running the affected library.

These issues affect 'libpng' 1.2.20 and prior versions.

Exploit / POC

Libpng Library Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

To exploit these issues, an attacker must entice a victim to open a maliciously crafted file.

Solution / Fix

Libpng Library Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory. Please see the references for details.


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5

libpng libpng 1.0.10

libpng libpng 1.0.16

libpng libpng 1.0.17

libpng libpng 1.0.18

libpng libpng 1.0.24

libpng libpng 1.0.5

libpng libpng 1.0.9

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.2

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