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MFSA2010-41 Thunderbird: Remote code execution using malformed PNG image (CVE-2010-1205)

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MFSA2010-41 Thunderbird: Remote code execution using malformed PNG image (CVE-2010-1205)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/30/2010
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/22/2012
Modified
08/17/2020

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-thunderbird-upgrade-3_0_6
  • mozilla-thunderbird-upgrade-3_1_1

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