Buffer overflow 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, when used by an application that calls the png_rgb_to_gray function but not the png_set_expand function, allows remote attackers to overwrite memory with an arbitrary amount of data, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via a crafted PNG image.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2287-1 libpng security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-2671 Buffer overflow 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, when used by an application that calls the png_rgb_to_gray function but not the png_set_expand function, allows remote attackers to overwrite memory with an arbitrary amount of data, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via a crafted PNG image.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1175-1 libpng vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:08:23.764Z

Reserved: 2011-07-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-2690

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-07-17T20:55:01.530

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-2690

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-2690 - Bugzilla

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