Fedora EPEL 6 update for libpng10



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2011-3026
CWE-ID CWE-190
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

libpng10
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU44269

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3026

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Integer overflow in libpng, as used in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.56, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that trigger an integer truncation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 6

libpng10: before 1.0.57-1.el6

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2012-0536


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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