Off-by-one error in the png_formatted_warning function in pngerror.c in libpng 1.5.4…
Priority LOW 38CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0313 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0 beta | Vulnerable | pnggroup |
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.1 | Vulnerable | pnggroup |
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.1 beta | Vulnerable | pnggroup |
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.2 | Vulnerable | pnggroup |
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.2 beta | Vulnerable | pnggroup |
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.3 beta | Vulnerable | pnggroup |
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.4 | Vulnerable | pnggroup |
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.4 beta | Vulnerable | pnggroup |
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.5 | Vulnerable | pnggroup |
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.5 beta | Vulnerable | pnggroup |
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 beta Vulnerable ·pnggroup
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·pnggroup
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 beta Vulnerable ·pnggroup
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·pnggroup
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 beta Vulnerable ·pnggroup
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 beta Vulnerable ·pnggroup
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·pnggroup
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 beta Vulnerable ·pnggroup
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5 Vulnerable ·pnggroup
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5 beta Vulnerable ·pnggroup
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.6 | Vulnerable | pnggroup |
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.6 beta | Vulnerable | pnggroup |
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.7 | Vulnerable | pnggroup |
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.7 beta | Vulnerable | pnggroup |
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·pnggroup
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 beta Vulnerable ·pnggroup
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 Vulnerable ·pnggroup
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 beta Vulnerable ·pnggroup
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-3464
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g3wr-53jg-9w4j
References
Advisory 1
More pnggroup Libpng vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-02683 Integer signedness error in the png_inflate function in pngrutil.c in libpng before… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2010-01161 Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-20746 LIBPNG has a heap buffer overflow in png_set_quantize CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2025-40204 LIBPNG is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow in `png_combine_row` triggered via `png_image_finish_read` CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-40767 LIBPNG has an out-of-bounds read in png_image_read_composite CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-40066 LIBPNG is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in `png_image_read_composite` via incorrect palette premultiplication CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2011-3464 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-3464 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g3wr-53jg-9w4j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-3464 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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