VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-5793
The sPLT chunk handling code (png_set_sPLT function in pngset.c) in libpng 1.0.6 through 1.2.12 uses a sizeof operator on the wrong data type, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed sPLT chunks that…
LOW 2.6EPSS 1.77%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.77%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The sPLT chunk handling code (png_set_sPLT function in pngset.c) in libpng 1.0.6 through 1.2.12 uses a sizeof operator on the wrong data type, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed sPLT chunks that trigger an out-of-bounds read.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.77% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- greg roelofs/libpng
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=101400&action=viewPatch
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154380Patch
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22889Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22900Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22941Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22950Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22951Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22956Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22958Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23208Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23335Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25329Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25742Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-09.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017244
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.465035
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=464278Patch
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-254.htm
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:209
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:210
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:211
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:212
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.036.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0356.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.