CVE-2010-0205

Description

The png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.53, 1.2.x before 1.2.43, and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 does not properly handle compressed ancillary-chunk data that has a disproportionately large uncompressed representation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption, and application hang) via a crafted PNG file, as demonstrated by use of the deflate compression method on data composed of many occurrences of the same character, related to a "decompression bomb" attack.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.13% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0014.html third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0517 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0682 third party advisory vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 broken link
http://osvdb.org/62670 vdb entry broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:063 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0605 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037364.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0626 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0686 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/39251 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:064 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56661 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-913-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2032 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41574 third party advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000105.html third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037355.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38774 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0637 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/576029 third party advisory us government resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037607.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38478 patch third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2491 third party advisory vdb entry
http://libpng.sourceforge.net/ADVISORY-1.4.1.html third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023674 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0847 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0667 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037237.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://libpng.sourceforge.net/decompression_bombs.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0205?
CVE-2010-0205 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0205?
To fix CVE-2010-0205, 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-2010-0205 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0205 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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