CVE-2011-3048

libpng: memory corruption flaw

Published May 29, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 6.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
The 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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2446-1 libpng security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-3016 The 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1417-1 libpng vulnerability
References
Link Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077007.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077043.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077472.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077819.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079039.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079051.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0523.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/48587 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/48644 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/48665 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/48721 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/48983 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://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503 cve-icon cve-icon
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1417-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2446 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/src/libpng-1.5.10-README.txt cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:046 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.osvdb.org/80822 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52830 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026879 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74494 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3048 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3048 cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.06504}

epss

{'score': 0.06152}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:22 PM
Reserved
Aug 9, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 29, 2012, 8:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:32 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 29, 2012, 12:00 AM