HIGH
libpng: buffer overwrite in png_rgb_to_gray
Published Jul 17, 2011
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.29%
Description
Buffer overflow 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, when used by an application that calls the png_rgb_to_gray function but not the png_set_expand function, allows remote attackers to overwrite memory with an arbitrary amount of data, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via a crafted PNG image.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 14
Configuration 3
OR
- 5.0
- 6.0
Configuration 4
OR
- 8.04
- 10.04
- 10.10
- 11.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1104
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libpng-2:1.2.46-1.el6_1
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1105
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libpng
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libpng10
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1104 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libpng-2:1.2.46-1.el6_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1105 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libpng | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libpng10 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.29% 0.03292
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03292
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.29% (0.03292) | 88.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.16% (0.03163) | 86.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.40% (0.01403) | 78.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.97% (0.02973) | 77.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.24% (0.01244) | 77.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.27% (0.01267) | 86.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2024 | 1.27% (0.01267) | 85.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01143) | 83.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.81% (0.00808) | 79.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 85.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 84.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 67.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (24)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063118.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45046 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45405 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45415 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45460 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45461 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45492 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49660 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2287 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html x_refsource_CONFIRMProductVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:151 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/13/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1104.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1105.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48660 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1175-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2690 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720607 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68538 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2690
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2690
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063118.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/45046 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/45405 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/45415 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/45460 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/45461 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/45492 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49660 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2287 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMProductVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:151 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/13/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1104.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1105.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48660 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1175-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2690 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720607 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68538 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2690 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2690 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jul 17, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 11, 2011
Link CVE-2011-2690
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a