#VU96993 Buffer overflow in libpng - CVE-2012-3425 

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#VU96993 Buffer overflow in libpng - CVE-2012-3425

Published: September 10, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96993
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3425
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libpng
Software vendor:
libpng

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the png_push_read_zTXt() function in pngpread.c when processing PNG files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PNG file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and crash the application.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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