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low 2.6

CVE-2006-5793 json

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 ty…

published 2006-11-17 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5777

cvss
2.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • libpng RHEL 2.1 2:1.0.14-10
  • libpng RHEL 3 2:1.2.2-27
  • libpng RHEL 4 2:1.2.7-3.el4
  • libpng RHEL 5 2:1.2.10-7.0.2
  • libpng10 RHEL 3 1.0.13-17
  • libpng10 RHEL 4 1.0.16-3

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0356

  • libpng16 openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.6.37-3.3

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10972-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2006-5793 updated

libpng DoS

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 libpng 1.2.2-27, libpng10 1.0.13-17 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libpng 1.2.10-7.0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 libpng 1.0.14-10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libpng 1.2.2-27, libpng10 1.0.13-17 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libpng10 1.0.16-3, libpng 1.2.7-3.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libpng 1.2.10-7.0.2
    +9 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libpng10 1.0.16-3, libpng 1.2.7-3.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libpng 1.2.10-7.0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 libpng 1.0.14-10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libpng 1.2.2-27, libpng10 1.0.13-17 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libpng10 1.0.16-3, libpng 1.2.7-3.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 libpng 1.0.14-10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libpng 1.2.2-27, libpng10 1.0.13-17 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libpng10 1.0.16-3, libpng 1.2.7-3.el4 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 libpng 1.0.14-10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0356

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Exploit prediction

1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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