CVE-2006-5793 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2006-5793

The sPLT chunk handling code (png_set_sPLT function in pngset.c) in...

Vulnerability Description

The sPLT chunk handling code (png_set_sPLT function in pngset.c) in libpng 1.0.6 through 1.2.12 uses a sizeof operator on the wrong data type, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed sPLT chunks that trigger an out-of-bounds read.

Impact Analysis

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Remediation

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Credits & Attribution

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References

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

libpng
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9, 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, 1.2.11, 1.2.12

Timeline

Official Publish: November 17th, 2006
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

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Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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