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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in libpng up to 1.2.37 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file pngerror.c. The manipulation of the argument empty-string
with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
The png_err 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 makes a function call using a NULL pointer argument instead of an empty-string argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PNG image.
The weakness was shared 07/17/2011 as Bug 720608 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-2691 since 07/11/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55721 (Debian DSA-2287-1 : libpng - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120140 (Solaris Multiple Vulnerabilities in libpng).
Upgrading to version 1.2.38 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68537) and Tenable (55721). The entries 57945, 57943 and 57942 are related to this item.
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.10
- 1.2.11
- 1.2.12
- 1.2.13
- 1.2.14
- 1.2.15
- 1.2.16
- 1.2.17
- 1.2.18
- 1.2.19
- 1.2.20
- 1.2.21
- 1.2.22
- 1.2.23
- 1.2.24
- 1.2.25
- 1.2.26
- 1.2.27
- 1.2.28
- 1.2.29
- 1.2.30
- 1.2.31
- 1.2.32
- 1.2.33
- 1.2.34
- 1.2.35
- 1.2.36
- 1.2.37
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 55721
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2287-1 : libpng - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 70060
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2287-1 (libpng)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: libpng 1.2.38
Patch: 9dad5e37aef295b4ef8dea39392b652deebc9261
Timeline
06/28/2011 🔍07/11/2011 🔍
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07/31/2011 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: Bug 720608Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2691 (🔍)
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X-Force: 68537
Vulnerability Center: 32468 - pngerror.c in libpng Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted PNG Image, Medium
SecurityFocus: 48660
Secunia: 45046 - libpng Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 11/14/2021 14:46
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (65), 03/29/2017 09:06 (11), 11/14/2021 14:41 (4), 11/14/2021 14:45 (11), 11/14/2021 14:46 (1)
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