Description
Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in progressive applications, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image that triggers an additional data row.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- network
- Complexity
- low
- Privileges
- none
- User Action
- none
- Scope
- unchanged
- Confidentiality
- high
- Integrity
- high
- Availability
- high
- Weaknesses
- CWE-120
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- LIBPNG
- Published
- 6/30/2010
- Last Modified
- 4/11/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
libpng : libpnglibpng : libpnggoogle : chromeapple : itunesapple : safariapple : iphone_osapple : mac_os_xapple : mac_os_x_serverfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoraopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensusesuse : linux_enterprise_serversuse : linux_enterprise_serversuse : linux_enterprise_serversuse : linux_enterprise_servervmware : playervmware : playervmware : workstationvmware : workstationcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxdebian : debian_linuxmozilla : firefoxmozilla : firefoxmozilla : seamonkeymozilla : thunderbirdmozilla : thunderbird
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