SB2010063001 - Buffer overflow in libpng
Published: June 30, 2010 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2010063001
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1205)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in progressive applications, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image that triggers an additional data row.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://blackberry.com/btsc/KB27244
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=45983
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/07/stable-channel-update.html
- http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng;a=commitdiff;h=188eb6b42602bf7d7ae708a21897923b6a83fe7c#patch18
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- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.html
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/42314
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- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4312
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2072
- http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
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- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-41.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41174
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-960-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0014.html
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- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1637
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1755
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1837
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1846
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- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2491
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40798
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=570451
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608238
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59815
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11851