CVE-2011-2691

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2011-07-07
Bugzilla:
720608: CVE-2011-2691 libpng: Crash in png_default_error due to use of NULL Pointer

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The png_err function in pngerror.c 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 makes a function call using a NULL pointer argument instead of an empty-string argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PNG image.

Find out more about CVE-2011-2691 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.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 4.3
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
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 libpng Not affected

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