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CVE-2011-3048
The png_set_text_2 function in pngset.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.59, 1.2.x before 1.2.49, 1.4.x before 1.4.11, and 1.5.x before 1.5.10…
Medium6.8EPSS 6.5%
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Description
The png_set_text_2 function in pngset.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.59, 1.2.x before 1.2.49, 1.4.x before 1.4.11, and 1.5.x before 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted text chunk in a PNG image file, which triggers a memory allocation failure that is not properly handled, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.5% · top 6.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (27)
- 49660 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 48983 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:0523 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- libpng-pngsettext2-code-execution(74494) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 52830 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/src/libpng-1.5.10-README.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2446 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-201206-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- MDVSA-2012:046 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 48587 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 80822 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-5526 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 48644 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-5079 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-5515 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-5080 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 1026879 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-5518 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 48665 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-4902 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 48721 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-1417-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_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)
Record last updated .