# CVE-2007-2445: The png\_handle\_tRNS function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.0.25 and 1.2.x before 1.2.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of serv

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-05-16 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The png_handle_tRNS function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.0.25 and 1.2.x before 1.2.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a grayscale PNG image with a bad tRNS chunk CRC value.

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## References

- http://openpkg.com/go/OpenPKG-SA-2007.013
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-254.htm
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.492650
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25571
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10094
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/684664
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1613
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102987-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200871-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34388
- http://osvdb.org/36196
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-24.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25273
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148
- http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/download.sourceforge.net/pub/sourceforge/l/li/libpng/libpng-1.2.17-ADVISORY.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24023
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34340
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
- http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/changes.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25867
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=508653&group_id=5624
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31168
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1381
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25329
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25461

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