CVE-2011-2690: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-2690 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 8.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1Timeline
- 17-07-2011PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
3.29%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 3.29% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL8.04 | 10.04 | 10.10 | 11.04
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL5.0 | 6.0
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL14
Libpng1 product
- libpng≥ 1.0.0, < 1.0.55 | ≥ 1.2.0, < 1.2.45 | ≥ 1.4.0, < 1.4.8 | ≥ 1.5.0, < 1.5.4
4 vendors · 4 products
References
21 links- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:151Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVABroken Link
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063118.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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- lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory