libpng: One-byte stack buffer overrun in png_formatted_warning
Published Jul 22, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.13%
Description
Off-by-one error in the png_formatted_warning function in pngerror.c in libpng 1.5.4 through 1.5.7 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, which trigger a stack-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.3
- 1.5.4
- 1.5.4
- 1.5.5
- 1.5.5
- 1.5.6
- 1.5.6
- 1.5.7
- 1.5.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libpng
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libpng
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libpng
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libpng | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libpng | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libpng | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of libtiff as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.13% (0.03130) | 87.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.13% (0.03130) | 86.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.88% (0.01879) | 81.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.89% (0.04887) | 82.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.88% (0.01879) | 81.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 20, 2025 | 11.66% (0.11660) | 95.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 20, 2024 | 7.47% (0.07473) | 93.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.20% (0.10204) | 93.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 86.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 70.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47827 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49660 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3464 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=843179 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3464
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3464
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/47827 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49660 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3464 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=843179 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3464 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3464 |
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