VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-0481
Heap-based buffer overflow in the alpha strip capability in libpng 1.2.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) when the png_do_strip_filler function is used to strip alpha channels out of the image.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.08%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.08%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the alpha strip capability in libpng 1.2.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) when the png_do_strip_filler function is used to strip alpha channels out of the image.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.08% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- greg roelofs/libpng
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/libpng/png/src/libpng-1.2.8-README.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18654Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18863Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33137Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015615Patch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015617Patch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0205.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16626Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0393Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=179455
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24396
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10780
- ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/libpng/png/src/libpng-1.2.8-README.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18654Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18863Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33137Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015615Patch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015617Patch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0205.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16626Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0393Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=179455
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24396
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10780
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.