Description
The png_set_text_2 function in libpng 0.71 before 1.0.67, 1.2.x before 1.2.57, 1.4.x before 1.4.20, 1.5.x before 1.5.28, and 1.6.x before 1.6.27 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a NULL pointer dereference vectors involving loading a text chunk into a png structure, removing the text, and then adding another text chunk to the structure.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2016-1279 | The png_set_text_2 function in libpng 0.71 before 1.0.67, 1.2.x before 1.2.57, 1.4.x before 1.4.20, 1.5.x before 1.5.28, and 1.6.x before 1.6.27 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a NULL pointer dereference vectors involving loading a text chunk into a png structure, removing the text, and then adding another text chunk to the structure. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3712-1 | libpng vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3712-2 | libpng vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:32.166Z
Reserved: 2016-12-30T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-10087
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-01-30T22:59:00.280
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2016-10087
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN