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    CVE-2006-0481

    Heap-based buffer overflow in the alpha strip capability in libpng 1.2.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) when the png_do_strip_filler function is used to strip alpha channels out of the image.

    Published:Dec 3, 2004
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jan 31, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.02064
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Greg Roelofs
    Product
    Libpng
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2006-5793 (CVSS 2.6) — The sPLT chunk handling code (png_set_sPLT function in pngset.c) in libpng 1.0.6 through 1.2.12 uses a sizeof …
    CVE-2006-3334 (CVSS 7.5) — Buffer overflow in the png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.12 allows context-depe…
    CVE-2004-0599 (CVSS 5) — Multiple integer overflows in the (1) png_read_png in pngread.c or (2) png_handle_sPLT functions in pngrutil.c…
    CVE-2004-0598 (CVSS 5) — The png_handle_iCCP function in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service …
    CVE-2004-0597 (CVSS 10) — Multiple buffer overflows in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier, as used in multiple products, allow remote attackers to…
    CVE-2002-1363 (CVSS 7.5) — Portable Network Graphics (PNG) library libpng 1.2.5 and earlier does not correctly calculate offsets, which a…
    CVE-2002-0660 (CVSS 7.5) — Buffer overflow in libpng 1.0.12-3.woody.2 and libpng3 1.2.1-1.1.woody.2 on Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, and other op…
    CVE-2002-0728 (CVSS 5) — Buffer overflow in the progressive reader for libpng 1.2.x before 1.2.4, and 1.0.x before 1.0.14, allows attac…

    References

    ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/libpng/png/src/libpng-1.2.8-README.txt
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18654
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18863
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33137
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1015615
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1015617
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0205.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16626
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0393
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=179455
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24396
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10780
    ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/libpng/png/src/libpng-1.2.8-README.txt
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18654
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18863
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33137
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1015615
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1015617
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0205.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16626
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0393
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=179455
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24396
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10780

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