LOW
libpng DoS
Published Nov 17, 2006
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.76%
Description
The sPLT chunk handling code (png_set_sPLT function in pngset.c) in libpng 1.0.6 through 1.2.12 uses a sizeof operator on the wrong data type, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed sPLT chunks that trigger an out-of-bounds read.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 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
- 1.2.11
- 1.2.12
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
libpng-2:1.0.14-10
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0356
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
libpng-2:1.2.2-27
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0356
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
libpng10-0:1.0.13-17
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0356
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libpng-2:1.2.7-3.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0356
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libpng10-0:1.0.16-3
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0356
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libpng-2:1.2.10-7.0.2
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0356
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | libpng-2:1.0.14-10 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0356 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | libpng-2:1.2.2-27 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0356 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | libpng10-0:1.0.13-17 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0356 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libpng-2:1.2.7-3.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0356 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libpng10-0:1.0.16-3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0356 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libpng-2:1.2.10-7.0.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0356 |
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.
2.6 LOW NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.76% 0.01760
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01760
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.76% (0.01760) | 77.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.71% (0.01715) | 74.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.24% (0.02239) | 83.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.32% (0.07319) | 85.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.99% (0.02987) | 85.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.80% (0.03804) | 92.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2024 | 3.80% (0.03804) | 91.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 3.11% (0.03110) | 89.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 2.57% (0.02573) | 88.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 2.18% (0.02184) | 87.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | 1.86% (0.01860) | 86.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | 1.72% (0.01723) | 86.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.57% (0.01570) | 85.19th | 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) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (47)
- http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=101400&action=view x_refsource_MISCPatch
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/23208 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23335 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25329 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25742 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-09.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017244 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.465035 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=464278 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-254.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:209 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
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- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:211 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:212 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.036.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKG
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0356.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451874/100/200/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453484/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489135/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21078 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0065/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-383-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4521 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5793 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=215405 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30290 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-790 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-824 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5793
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10324 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5793
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 17, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 8, 2006
Link CVE-2006-5793
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a