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libpng sPLT Chunk Handling Denial of Service
Secunia Advisory: SA22900
Release Date: 2006-11-15
Popularity: 10,438 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:libpng 1.x

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Description:
Tavis Ormandy has reported a vulnerability in libpng, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an out-of-bounds read error in the "png_set_sPLT()" function in pngset.c. This can be exploited by tricking an application using the library to process a specially crafted PNG file.

The vulnerability is reported in version 1.2.12. Other versions may also be affected.

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