Medium 6.8Published May 29, 2012

CVE-2011-3048The 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) o…

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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.

CVSS: 6.8 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

libpng libpng libpng:libpng	1.0.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.0.3; 1.0.5; 1.0.6; 1.0.7; 1.0.8; and 135 more ranges	NVD

References

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077007.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077043.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077472.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077819.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079039.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079051.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0523.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48587	vendor-advisory
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