SB2011090103 - Input validation error in libpng

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SB2011090103 - Input validation error in libpng

Published: September 1, 2011 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2011090103
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-5063)

The vulnerability allows context-dependent attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (memory leak or segmentation fault) via a JPEG image containing an iCCP chunk with a negative embedded profile length.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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