National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-3464
Original release date:07/22/2012
Last revised:07/23/2012
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Off-by-one error in the png_formatted_warning function in pngerror.c in libpng 1.5.4 through 1.5.7 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, which trigger a stack-based buffer overflow.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-201206-15
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 49660
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 47827
Type: Advisory
