Release Date: | 2011-07-17 |
Buffer overflow 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, when used by an application that calls the png_rgb_to_gray function but not the png_set_expand function, allows remote attackers to overwrite memory with an arbitrary amount of data, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via a crafted PNG image.
See more information about CVE-2011-2690 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 6.8 | Base Metrics: | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Access Vector: | Network | Attack Complexity: | Medium |
Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
Integrity Impact: | Partial | Availability Impact: | Partial |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 5 (libpng) | ELSA-2011-1104 | 2011-08-01 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (libpng) | ELSA-2011-1105 | 2011-07-28 |
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