CVE-2010-0205

libpng 1.0.0-1.0.52, 1.2.0-1.2.42, 1.4.0 - Denial of Service via Decompression Bomb

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.53, 1.2.x before 1.2.43, and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 does not properly handle compressed ancillary-chunk data that has a disproportionately large uncompressed representation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption, and application hang) via a crafted PNG file, as demonstrated by use of the deflate compression method on data composed of many occurrences of the same character, related to a "decompression bomb" attack.

References (35)

Core 35
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0014.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0517
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0682
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/62670
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:063
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0605
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037364.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0626
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0686
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39251
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:064
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56661
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-913-1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2032
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/41574
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000105.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037355.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38774
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0637
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/576029
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037607.html
Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38478
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2491
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://libpng.sourceforge.net/ADVISORY-1.4.1.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023674
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0847
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0667
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037237.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://libpng.sourceforge.net/decompression_bombs.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0458
EPSS Percentile 89.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (18)
apple/mac_os_x < 10.6.5
canonical/ubuntu_linux 6.06
canonical/ubuntu_linux 8.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 8.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 9.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 9.10
debian/debian_linux 5.0
debian/debian_linux 6.0
fedoraproject/fedora 11
fedoraproject/fedora 12
... and 8 more
Published Mar 03, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026