The png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.53, 1.2.x before 1.2.43, and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 does not…

Description

The png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.53, 1.2.x before 1.2.43, and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 does not properly handle compressed ancillary-chunk data that has a disproportionately large uncompressed representation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption, and application hang) via a crafted PNG file, as demonstrated by use of the deflate compression method on data composed of many occurrences of the same character, related to a "decompression bomb" attack.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.5% · top 8.5% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-400 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-400 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (35)

• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0014.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0517 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0682 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 62670 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• MDVSA-2010:063 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0605 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• FEDORA-2010-3414 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0626 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0686 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 39251 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2010-1107 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• MDVSA-2010:064 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• libpng-pngdecompresschunk-dos(56661) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2010:011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• USN-913-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2010:013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• DSA-2032 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 41574 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [security-announce] 20100923 VMSA-2010-0014 VMware Workstation, Player, and ACE address several security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• FEDORA-2010-3375 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 38774 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2010:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0637 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• VU#576029 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• FEDORA-2010-4683 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 38478 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• ADV-2010-2491 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://libpng.sourceforge.net/ADVISORY-1.4.1.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1023674 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0847 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0667 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• FEDORA-2010-2988 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• http://libpng.sourceforge.net/decompression_bombs.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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, 00:37 UTC.