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CVE-2006-3334
Buffer overflow in the png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in the png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.12 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to "chunk error processing," possibly involving the "chunk_name".
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-06.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18698
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:209
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22956
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22958
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440594/100/0/threaded
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2585
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:210
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:213
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:212
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=5624&release_id=428123
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33137
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-517
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:211
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20960
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27468
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22957
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.2.7, 1.2.7rc1, 1.2.8, 1.2.9, 1.2.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 30th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.