FKIE_CVE-2011-2501
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-07-17 20:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:31
Severity
Summary
The png_format_buffer function in pngerror.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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PNG image that triggers an out-of-bounds read during the copying of error-message data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2004-0421 regression. NOTE: this is called an off-by-one error by some sources.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| libpng | libpng | * | |
| libpng | libpng | * | |
| libpng | libpng | * | |
| libpng | libpng | * | |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 14 | |
| debian | debian_linux | 5.0 | |
| debian | debian_linux | 6.0 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 8.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.10 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 11.04 |
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