CVE-2006-0481

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the alpha strip capability in libpng 1.2.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) when the png_do_strip_filler function is used to strip alpha channels out of the image.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.30% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0205.html patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=179455
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24396 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015617 patch vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10780 signature vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0393 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18654 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015615 patch vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33137 third party advisory vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/libpng/png/src/libpng-1.2.8-README.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/18863 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16626 patch vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0481?
CVE-2006-0481 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0481?
To fix CVE-2006-0481, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0481 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-0481 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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