2.6
LOW CVSS 2.0
CVE-2011-3328
Libpng Divide-by-Zero Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

The png_handle_cHRM function in pngrutil.c in libpng 1.5.4, when color-correction support is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a malformed PNG image containing a cHRM chunk associated with a certain zero value.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 17, 2012, 7:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-3328 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Greg_roelofs libpng
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
Solution
To address the libpng divide-by-zero denial of service vulnerability, update the affected software to a patched version and apply the latest security updates.
  • Upgrade to the latest available version of the affected software.
  • Apply the relevant security updates released by the vendor.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-3328 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-3328 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-3328 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-3328 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
    Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3406145&group_id=5624&atid=105624
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/477046
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740864
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.6
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

11.43 }} 3.66%

score

0.93301

percentile