MEDIUM
libpng: Out-of heap-based buffer read by inflating certain PNG images
Published Aug 13, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.36%
Description
The png_push_read_zTXt function in pngpread.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.58, 1.2.x before 1.2.48, 1.4.x before 1.4.10, and 1.5.x before 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a large avail_in field value in a PNG image.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.04
- 15.10
Configuration 2
OR
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.6
- 1.4.7
- 1.4.8
- 1.4.9
Configuration 4
OR
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.10
- 1.2.11
- 1.2.12
- 1.2.13
- 1.2.14
- 1.2.15
- 1.2.16
- 1.2.17
- 1.2.18
- 1.2.19
- 1.2.20
- 1.2.21
- 1.2.22
- 1.2.23
- 1.2.24
- 1.2.25
- 1.2.26
- 1.2.27
- 1.2.28
- 1.2.29
- 1.2.30
- 1.2.31
- 1.2.32
- 1.2.33
- 1.2.34
- 1.2.35
- 1.2.36
- 1.2.37
- 1.2.38
- 1.2.39
- 1.2.40
- 1.2.41
- 1.2.42
- 1.2.43
- 1.2.43
- 1.2.44
- 1.2.45
- 1.2.45
- 1.2.46
- 1.2.46
- 1.2.47
- 1.2.47
- 1.2.48
- 1.2.2-16
- 1.2.2-20
Configuration 5
- 6.0
Configuration 6
OR
- 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
- 1.5.8
- 1.5.8
- 1.5.9
- 1.5.9
- 1.5.10
Configuration 7
OR
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.0.10
- 1.0.11
- 1.0.12
- 1.0.13
- 1.0.14
- 1.0.15
- 1.0.16
- 1.0.17
- 1.0.18
- 1.0.19
- 1.0.20
- 1.0.21
- 1.0.22
- 1.0.23
- 1.0.24
- 1.0.25
- 1.0.26
- 1.0.27
- 1.0.28
- 1.0.29
- 1.0.30
- 1.0.31
- 1.0.32
- 1.0.33
- 1.0.34
- 1.0.35
- 1.0.37
- 1.0.38
- 1.0.39
- 1.0.40
- 1.0.41
- 1.0.42
- 1.0.43
- 1.0.44
- 1.0.45
- 1.0.46
- 1.0.47
- 1.0.48
- 1.0.50
- 1.0.51
- 1.0.52
- 1.0.53
- 1.0.54
- 1.0.55
- 1.0.55
- 1.0.56
- 1.0.56
- 1.0.57
- 1.0.57
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libpng
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libpng
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libpng | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libpng | Not affected | n/a |
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
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.
3.36% 0.03357
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03357
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 | 3.36% (0.03357) | 88.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03385) | 87.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03231) | 86.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.64% (0.01644) | 80.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.90% (0.02897) | 77.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.64% (0.01644) | 80.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.93% (0.03931) | 92.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03931) | 90.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 74.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 53.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (13)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668082 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGES%3Bh=284de253b1561b976291ba7405acd71ae71ff597%3Bhb=refs/heads/libpng10 x_refsource_MISC
- http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGES%3Bh=2da5a7a8b690e257f94353b5b49d493cdc385322%3Bhb=refs/heads/libpng14 x_refsource_MISC
- http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGES%3Bh=73e2ffd6a1471f2144d0ce7165d7323cb109f10f%3Bhb=refs/heads/libpng15 x_refsource_MISC
- http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGES%3Bhb=a4b640865ae47986bbe71ecc0e7d5181dcb0bac8 x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/24/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/24/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2815-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3425 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=813249 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3425
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3425
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 13, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 14, 2012
Link CVE-2012-3425
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a