Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-5793: libpng: Denial of service

Free InsightVM Trial No credit card necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-5793: libpng: Denial of service

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/17/2006
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
05/28/2021

Description

The sPLT chunk handling code (png_set_sPLT function in pngset.c) in libpng 1.0.6 through 1.2.12 uses a sizeof operator on the wrong data type, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed sPLT chunks that trigger an out-of-bounds read.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-libpng

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;