libpng 'pngerror.c' Off-By-One Error Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:48474

Info

libpng 'pngerror.c' Off-By-One Error Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 48474
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2011-2501
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 07 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:49PM
Credit: libpng
Vulnerable: 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 11.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
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 x86_64 -current
Slackware Linux 13.37 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.37
Slackware Linux 13.1 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.1
Slackware Linux 13.0 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.0
Slackware Linux 12.2
Slackware Linux 12.1
Slackware Linux 12.0
Slackware Linux 11.0
Slackware Linux -current
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Pardus Linux 2009 0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
libpng libpng 1.2.23
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Avaya 96x1 IP Deskphone 6
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

libpng 'pngerror.c' Off-By-One Error Denial Of Service Vulnerability

libpng is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to crash applications that use the affected library.

libpng 1.2.23 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Note: This issue is related to BID 10244 (LibPNG Broken PNG Out Of Bounds Access Denial Of Service Vulnerability).

Exploit / POC

libpng 'pngerror.c' Off-By-One Error Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of any more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

libpng 'pngerror.c' Off-By-One Error Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Slackware Linux x86_64 -current

Slackware Linux 12.0

Slackware Linux -current

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

Slackware Linux 12.2

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Slackware Linux 13.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64

Slackware Linux 13.1

Slackware Linux 13.0 x86_64

Slackware Linux 12.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1

Slackware Linux 13.37 x86_64

Slackware Linux 13.0

Slackware Linux 11.0

Slackware Linux 13.37

Slackware Linux 10.0

Slackware Linux 10.1

Slackware Linux 10.2

Slackware Linux 8.1

Slackware Linux 9.0

Slackware Linux 9.1

References

libpng 'pngerror.c' Off-By-One Error Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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