CVE-2010-0205

N/A Unknown
Published: March 03, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.53, 1.2.x before 1.2.43, and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 does not properly handle compressed ancillary-chunk data that has a disproportionately large uncompressed representation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption, and application hang) via a crafted PNG file, as demonstrated by use of the deflate compression method on data composed of many occurrences of the same character, related to a "decompression bomb" attack.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://libpng.sourceforge.net/ADVISORY-1.4.1.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://libpng.sourceforge.net/decompression_bombs.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037237.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037355.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037364.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037607.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Mailing List
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000105.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/62670
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38774
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39251
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41574
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-913-1
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2032
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/576029
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:063
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:064
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38478
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023674
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0014.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0517
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0605
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0626
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0637
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0667
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0682
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0686
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0847
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2491
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56661
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://libpng.sourceforge.net/ADVISORY-1.4.1.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://libpng.sourceforge.net/decompression_bombs.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037237.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037355.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037364.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037607.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000105.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/62670
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38774
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39251
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41574
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-913-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2032
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/576029
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:063
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:064
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38478
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023674
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0517
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0605
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0626
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0637
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0667
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0682
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0686
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0847
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2491
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56661
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

70 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.6%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

Affected Vendors

apple libpng canonical opensuse fedoraproject debian suse

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