CVE-2011-2501 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2011-2501

The png_format_buffer function in pngerror.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.55,...

Vulnerability Description

The png_format_buffer function in pngerror.c 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PNG image that triggers an out-of-bounds read during the copying of error-message data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2004-0421 regression. NOTE: this is called an off-by-one error by some sources.

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.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

libpng, fedora, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.0, 1.2.0, 1.4.0, 1.5.0, 14, 5.0, 6.0, 8.04, 10.04, 10.10, 11.04

Timeline

Official Publish: July 17th, 2011
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.