CVE-2006-0481: greg_roelofs libpng

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-0481 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in greg_roelofs libpng. EPSS estimates a 3.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 31-01-2006
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the alpha strip capability in libpng 1.2.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) when the png_do_strip_filler function is used to strip alpha channels out of the image.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.