libpng up to 1.0.18 pngwutil.c resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in libpng up to 1.0.18. This affects an unknown function of the file pngwutil.c. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-7244. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libpng up to 1.0.18 (Image Processing Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the file pngwutil.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Memory leak in pngwutil.c in libpng 1.2.13beta1, and other versions before 1.2.15beta3, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak or segmentation fault) via a JPEG image containing an iCCP chunk with a negative embedded profile length.

The weakness was disclosed 08/31/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-7244 since 03/28/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 1.0.19 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libpng 1.0.19
Patch: libpng.git.sourceforge.net

Timelineinfo

03/28/2011 🔍
08/31/2011 +156 days 🔍
08/31/2011 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1300 days 🔍
11/18/2021 +2432 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-7244 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-7244
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58407
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/18/2021 14:28
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (48), 02/10/2019 11:07 (2), 11/18/2021 14:28 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:41D:103

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