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CVE Reference: CVE-2011-2691
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Original Page at CVE MITRE:
CVE-2011-2691

Description:
The png_err function in pngerror.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.55, 1.2.x before 1.2.45, 1.4.x before 1.4.8, and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 makes a function call using a NULL pointer argument instead of an empty-string argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PNG image.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/68537

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA45046
  Secunia Advisory: SA45405
  Secunia Advisory: SA45492
  Secunia Advisory: SA49660

MLIST
  http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/13/2

MANDRIVA
  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:151

GENTOO
  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml

FEDORA
  http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063118.html

DEBIAN
  http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2287

CONFIRM
  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
  http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
  http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng;a=commit;h=9dad5e37aef295b4ef8dea39392b652deebc9261

BID
  48660

APPLE
  http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html


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