CVE-2011-2501 in libpnginfo

Summary

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.

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Reservation

06/15/2011

Disclosure

07/17/2011

CPE

ready

CVSS

5.9

EPSS

0.02245

Activities

Very Low

Sources

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