CVE-2011-2692

libpng: Invalid read when handling empty sCAL chunks

Published Jul 17, 2011 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 4.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The png_handle_sCAL function in pngrutil.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.55, 1.2.x before 1.2.45, 1.4.x before 1.4.8, and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 does not properly handle invalid sCAL chunks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PNG image that triggers the reading of uninitialized memory.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2287-1 libpng security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-2673 The png_handle_sCAL function in pngrutil.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.55, 1.2.x before 1.2.45, 1.4.x before 1.4.8, and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 does not properly handle invalid sCAL chunks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PNG image that triggers the reading of uninitialized memory.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1175-1 libpng vulnerabilities
References
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http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commit%3Bh=61a2d8a2a7b03023e63eae9a3e64607aaaa6d339 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063118.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/45046 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/45405 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/45415 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/45445 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/45460 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/45461 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/45492 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/49660 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=003101cc2790%24fb5d6e80%24f2184b80%24%40acm.org&forum_name=png-mng-implement cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2287 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/819894 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:151 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/13/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1103.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1104.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1105.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48618 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1175-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720612 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68536 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2692 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2692 cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:08 PM
Reserved
Jul 11, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 17, 2011, 8:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:31 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 7, 2011, 12:00 AM