First published: Thu Mar 01 2012(Updated: )
A type conversion flaw leading to an out-of-bounds heap buffer read was found in the way libpng, a library of functions for manipulation PNG image format files, performed expansion of certain iCCP, iTXt, and zTXt PNG image file chunks. A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted Portable Network Graphics (PNG) image file, which once opened in an application, linked against libpng, could lead to denial of service or in some cases, execution of arbitrary code with permission of the user running such an application. Upstream patch: <a href="http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng;a=commitdiff;h=a8c319a2b281af68f7ca0e2f9a28ca57b44ceb2b#patch3">http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng;a=commitdiff;h=a8c319a2b281af68f7ca0e2f9a28ca57b44ceb2b#patch3</a>
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Google Chrome | <17.0.963.83 | |
GlusterFS | =2.0 | |
Red Hat Storage | =2.0 | |
redhat Storage for public cloud | =2.0 | |
Debian | =6.0 | |
Fedora | =15 | |
Fedora | =16 | |
Fedora | =17 | |
openSUSE | =12.1 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux | =5.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux | =6.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux desktop | =5.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux desktop | =6.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux server aus | =6.2 | |
redhat enterprise Linux server eus | =6.2 | |
redhat enterprise Linux workstation | =5.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux workstation | =6.0 | |
Libp2p | <1.5.10 |
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CVE-2011-3045 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow remote attackers to exploit a type conversion flaw.
To fix CVE-2011-3045, update affected applications to the latest version available that addresses this vulnerability.
CVE-2011-3045 affects multiple versions of software including Google Chrome, various Red Hat and Fedora releases, and libpng.
CVE-2011-3045 is a type conversion flaw that leads to an out-of-bounds heap buffer read.
Yes, CVE-2011-3045 can be exploited remotely if a user opens a specially crafted PNG image.