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CVE-2006-3334
Buffer overflow in the png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.12 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a…
High7.5EPSS 4.0%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in the png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.12 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to "chunk error processing," possibly involving the "chunk_name".
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.0% · top 9.3% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (25)
- GLSA-200607-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 18698 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:209 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 22956 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 22958 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20060719 rPSA-2006-0133-1 libpng (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2006:028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- ADV-2006-2585 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0924 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 23335 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29420 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:210 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- GLSA-200812-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:213 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:212 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=5624&release_id=428123 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2006:016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 33137 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-517 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:211 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 20960 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- libpng-pngdecompresschunk-bo(27468) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 22957 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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