Improper Input Validation Affecting libpng-devel package, versions <2:1.2.10-7.0.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.08% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-LIBPNGDEVEL-2447628
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed17 Nov 2006

Introduced: 17 Nov 2006

CVE-2006-5793  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 libpng-devel to version 2:1.2.10-7.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2007-0356.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpng-devel package and not the libpng-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

The sPLT chunk handling code (png_set_sPLT function in pngset.c) in libpng 1.0.6 through 1.2.12 uses a sizeof operator on the wrong data type, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed sPLT chunks that trigger an out-of-bounds read.

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