CVE - CVE-2011-2690

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-2690	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Buffer overflow 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, when used by an application that calls the png_rgb_to_gray function but not the png_set_expand function, allows remote attackers to overwrite memory with an arbitrary amount of data, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via a crafted PNG image.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:45046 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/45046 MISC:45405 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/45405 MISC:45415 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/45415 MISC:45460 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/45460 MISC:45461 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/45461 MISC:45492 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/45492 MISC:48660 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48660 MISC:49660 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/49660 MISC:APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-3 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html MISC:DSA-2287 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2287 MISC:FEDORA-2011-9336 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063118.html MISC:GLSA-201206-15 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml MISC:MDVSA-2011:151 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:151~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2011:1104 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1104.html MISC:RHSA-2011:1105 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1105.html MISC:USN-1175-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1175-1 MISC:[oss-security] 20110713 Security issues fixed in libpng 1.5.4 URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/13/2 MISC:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 URL:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 MISC:http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html URL:http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720607 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720607 MISC:libpng-pngrgbtogray-bo(68538) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68538
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20110711	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20110711)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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