CVE-2006-5793

Description

The sPLT chunk handling code (png_set_sPLT function in pngset.c) in libpng 1.0.6 through 1.2.12 uses a sizeof operator on the wrong data type, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed sPLT chunks that trigger an out-of-bounds read.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.24% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory openpkg.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-254.htm
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:209 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22941 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10324 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/22956 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-824
http://secunia.com/advisories/22958 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154380 patch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21078 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22951 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-790 patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-09.xml patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23335 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25329 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4521 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017244 vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=464278 patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453484/100/100/threaded mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:210 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23208 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:212 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22889 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=101400&action=view patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451874/100/200/threaded mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0356.html vendor advisory
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.036.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-383-1 patch vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://secunia.com/advisories/22950 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30290 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22900 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:211 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4568 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.465035 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25742 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0065/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489135/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5793?
CVE-2006-5793 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5793?
To fix CVE-2006-5793, 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-2006-5793 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-5793 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.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.