AZL-40745

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    AZL-40745

    Published: 17 Jul 2011Last Modified: 9 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2011-2501

    Summary: CVE-2011-2501 affecting package syslinux for versions less than 6.04-11

    Details: The png_format_buffer function in pngerror.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.55, 1.2.x before 1.2.45, 1.4.x before 1.4.8, and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PNG image that triggers an out-of-bounds read during the copying of error-message data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2004-0421 regression. NOTE: this is called an off-by-one error by some sources.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2501

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: syslinux

    Purl: pkg:rpm/azure-linux/syslinux

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -6.04-11

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High