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CVE-2011-3026 json

Integer overflow in libpng, as used in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.56, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly h…

published 2012-02-16 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-2994

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
72.9%
EPSS 72.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.4%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in libpng, as used in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.56, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that trigger an integer truncation.

Patch / fix

  • google chrome 17.0.963.56
  • apple iphone_os 6.0
  • apple mac_os_x 10.7.5
  • apple mac_os_x_server 10.7.5
  • libpng RHEL 4 2:1.2.7-9.el4
  • libpng RHEL 5 2:1.2.10-15.el5_7
  • libpng RHEL 6 2:1.2.46-2.el6_2
  • libpng10 RHEL 4 1.0.16-10.el4
  • xulrunner RHEL 5 1.9.2.26-2.el5_7
  • xulrunner RHEL 6 1.9.2.26-2.el6_2
  • firefox RHEL 4 3.6.26-3.el4
  • seamonkey RHEL 4 1.0.9-79.el4

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:0317RHSA-2012:0143RHSA-2012:0142RHSA-2012:0141RHSA-2012:0140

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1
  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 55.0.2883.75-3.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 45.5.1-1.1
  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 113.0.5672.92-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-3026 updated cvss 6.8

libpng: Heap buffer overflow in png_decompress_chunk (MFSA 2012-11)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 thunderbird
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libpng 1.2.10-15.el5_7, xulrunner 1.9.2.26-2.el5_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0317
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libpng 1.2.7-9.el4, firefox 3.6.26-3.el4, libpng10 1.0.16-10.el4, seamonkey 1.0.9-79.el4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-79.el4, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-79.el4, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0142
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libpng 1.2.10-15.el5_7, xulrunner 1.9.2.26-2.el5_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libpng 1.2.46-2.el6_2, thunderbird 3.1.18-2.el6_2, xulrunner 1.9.2.26-2.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libpng 1.2.46-2.el6_2, xulrunner 1.9.2.26-2.el6_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0317
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libpng 1.2.7-9.el4, firefox 3.6.26-3.el4, libpng10 1.0.16-10.el4, seamonkey 1.0.9-79.el4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-79.el4, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-79.el4, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libpng 1.2.7-9.el4, firefox 3.6.26-3.el4, libpng10 1.0.16-10.el4, seamonkey 1.0.9-79.el4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-79.el4, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-79.el4, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0142
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) libpng 1.2.46-2.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libpng 1.2.46-2.el6_2, xulrunner 1.9.2.26-2.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libpng 1.2.46-2.el6_2, xulrunner 1.9.2.26-2.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libpng 1.2.46-2.el6_2, thunderbird 3.1.18-2.el6_2, xulrunner 1.9.2.26-2.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libpng 1.2.46-2.el6_2, thunderbird 3.1.18-2.el6_2, xulrunner 1.9.2.26-2.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libpng 1.2.46-2.el6_2, xulrunner 1.9.2.26-2.el6_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0317
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libpng 1.2.7-9.el4, firefox 3.6.26-3.el4, libpng10 1.0.16-10.el4, seamonkey 1.0.9-79.el4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-79.el4, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-79.el4, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0142
  • Red Hat RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libpng 1.2.10-15.el5_7, xulrunner 1.9.2.26-2.el5_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0317

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Exploit prediction

72.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • code.google.com http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=112822 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
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References

Sources

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