security flaw
Published Jan 31, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.08%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.2.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libpng-2:1.2.7-1.el4.2
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0205
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libpng-2:1.2.7-1.el4.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0205 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.08% (0.03079) | 87.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.01% (0.03008) | 85.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.30% (0.02296) | 83.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.44% (0.03443) | 78.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.30% (0.02296) | 83.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.58% (0.02582) | 90.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02582) | 88.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.10% (0.02103) | 87.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/libpng/png/src/libpng-1.2.8-README.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18654 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18863 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33137 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015615 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015617 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0205.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16626 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0393 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0481 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=179455 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618003 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24396 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0481
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10780 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0481
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.