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CVE-2011-3048

The png_set_text_2 function in pngset.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.59, 1.2.x before 1.2.49, 1.4.x before 1.4.11, and 1.5.x before 1.5.10 all

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Summary

The png_set_text_2 function in pngset.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.59, 1.2.x before 1.2.49, 1.4.x before 1.4.11, and 1.5.x before 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted text chunk in a PNG image file, which triggers a memory allocation failure that is not properly handled, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

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Affected versions

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References 25

secunia.com

rhn.redhat.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

lists.apple.com

support.apple.com

securityfocus.com

libpng.org

debian.org

security.gentoo.org

mandriva.com

osvdb.org

lists.fedoraproject.org

securitytracker.com