Buffer overflow in the png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.12 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to "chunk error processing," possibly involving the "chunk_name"
Published Jun 30, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.05%
Description
Buffer overflow in the png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.12 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to "chunk error processing," possibly involving the "chunk_name".
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.2.11
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.7rc1
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5 this is a two-byte overflow into the middle of the stack and is not exploitable.
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:P/I:P/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.05% (0.04050) | 90.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.98% (0.03975) | 89.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.73% (0.01729) | 81.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.04% (0.02036) | 89.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2023 | 2.04% (0.02036) | 87.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01971) | 86.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.94% (0.01936) | 86.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 87.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 86.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 69.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
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