CVE-2011-0408
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
pngrtran.c in libpng 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted palette-based PNG image that triggers a buffer overflow, related to the png_do_expand_palette function, the png_do_rgb_to_gray function, and an integer underflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Find out more about CVE-2011-0408 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of libpng as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or 6. This issue did not affect the versions of libpng10 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 7.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libpng | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libpng | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libpng10 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libpng | Not affected |
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