7.5

CVE-2011-3464: libpng Numeric Errors

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 22-07-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-3464 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Numeric Errors vulnerability in libpng. EPSS estimates a 3.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.13%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-07-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.13%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.13% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
3.13%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Libpng1 product
  • libpng1.5.0:beta | 1.5.1 | 1.5.1:beta | 1.5.2 | 1.5.2:beta | 1.5.3:beta | 1.5.4 | 1.5.4:beta | 1.5.5 | 1.5.5:beta | 1.5.6 | 1.5.6:beta | 1.5.7 | 1.5.7:beta

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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