Description
Integer signedness error in the png_inflate function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.4.10beta01, as used in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.83 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3026.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 6.0 | libpng | 1.2.44-1+squeeze3 | DSA-2439-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | libpng +2 | 2:1.2.48-1.el6_2 | RHSA-2012:0407 |
| RHEL 5 | libpng +1 | 2:1.2.10-16.el5_8 | RHSA-2012:0407 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | chromium | 55.0.2883.75-3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 |
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2012:0407 Red Hat Security Advisory: libpng security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2439-1 libpng - buffer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- FEDORA-2012-3545 vendor-advisory
- 49660 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2012:0407 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2012:033 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2012-3507 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2439 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2012-3605 vendor-advisory
- 48320 third-party-advisory
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=125311
- FEDORA-2012-3739 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2012-3536 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0466 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201206-15 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2012:0488 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14763 vdb-entry signature
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=799000
- 48485 third-party-advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/stable-channel-update_21.html
- http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a8c319a2b281af68f7ca0e2f9a28ca57b44ceb2b
- 48554 third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0432 vendor-advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=116162
- 1026823 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2012-3705 vendor-advisory
- 48512 third-party-advisory