Stack-based buffer overflow in libpng - CVE-2011-3464
Published: July 22, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43804
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3464
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing unspecified vectors, which trigger a stack-based buffer overflow. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
libpng
Gentoo Linux
Gentoo Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3464
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.