CVE-2011-3048

N/A Unknown

Published: May 29, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

The png_set_text_2 function in pngset.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.59, 1.2.x before 1.2.49, 1.4.x before 1.4.11, and 1.5.x before 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted text chunk in a PNG image file, which triggers a memory allocation failure that is not properly handled, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077007.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077043.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077472.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077819.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079039.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079051.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0523.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/48587

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/48644

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/48665

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/48721

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/48983

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/49660

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1417-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2446

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/src/libpng-1.5.10-README.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:046

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/80822

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52830

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026879

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74494

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html