Vulnerability Details : CVE-2011-0408
pngrtran.c in libpng 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted palette-based PNG image that triggers a buffer overflow, related to the png_do_expand_palette function, the png_do_rgb_to_gray function, and an integer underflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2011-0408
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0408
23.15%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 97 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2011-0408
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2011-0408
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2011-0408
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0080
Webmail | OVH- OVHVendor Advisory
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/643140
VU#643140 - Libpng 1.5.0 png_set_rgb_to_gray() vulnerabilityUS Government Resource
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1024955
libpng Memory Corruption Error in png_do_rgb_to_gray() May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker
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http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=002b01cbb0e2%24ae636c80%240b2a4580%24%40acm.org&forum_name=png-mng-implement
PNG and MNG/JNG image formats: home site / Thread: [png-mng-implement] Release of libpng-1.5.0
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64637
libpng png_set_rgb_to_gray() buffer overflow CVE-2011-0408 Vulnerability Report
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