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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.9% · top 21% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (43)

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• MDKSA-2006:209 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 22941 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10324 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 22956 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-824 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 22958 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154380 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2006:028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• ADV-2008-0924 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 21078 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 22951 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-790 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-200611-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 23335 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25329 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-4521 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 29420 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1017244 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=464278 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 20061204 rPSA-2006-0211-2 doxygen libpng (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:210 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 23208 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:212 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 22889 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=101400&action=view (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 20061115 rPSA-2006-0211-1 libpng (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0356 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• OpenPKG-SA-2006.036 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
• USN-383-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 22950 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• libpng-pngsetsplt-dos(30290) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 22900 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:211 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-4568 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• SSA:2006-335-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• 25742 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 2006-0065 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• 20080304 CORE-2008-0124: Multiple vulnerabilities in Google's Android SDK (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 20:04 UTC.