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TI-2011-02351 Aliases CVE-2011-2690GHSA-45qx-49q8-7q26

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…

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03292 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0 to before 1.0.55; 1.2.0 to before 1.2.45; 1.4.0 to before 1.4.8; 1.5.0 to before 1.5.4Vulnerablepnggroup
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.04VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 to before 1.0.55; 1.2.0 to before 1.2.45; 1.4.0 to before 1.4.8; 1.5.0 to before 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·pnggroup
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2011:1105 Released 2011-07-28 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libpng security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libpng-2:1.2.46-1.el6_1, libpng-2:1.2.46-1.el6_1.ppc, libpng-devel-2:1.2.46-1.el6_1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libpng-2:1.2.46-1.el6_1, libpng-static-2:1.2.46-1.el6_1
  • RHSA-2011:1104 Released 2011-07-28 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libpng security update
    • RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5, libpng-devel-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5, libpng-devel-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5, libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386, libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5, libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:1104
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2011:1104
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:1104
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1105
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1105
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2690
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-45qx-49q8-7q26

References

Advisory 12

Sources

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