CVE-2011-0408
pngrtran.c in libpng 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
pngrtran.c in libpng 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted palette-based PNG image that triggers a buffer overflow, related to the png_do_expand_palette function, the png_do_rgb_to_gray function, and an integer underflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
pngrtran.c in libpng 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted palette-based PNG image that triggers a buffer overflow, related to the png_do_expand_palette function, the png_do_rgb_to_gray function, and an integer underflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2011-0408- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
pngrtran.c in libpng 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted palette-based PNG image that triggers a buffer overflow, related to the png_do_expand_palette function, the png_do_rgb_to_gray function, and an integer underflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2011-0408- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-0434 No score
pngrtran.c in libpng 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted palette-based PNG image that triggers a buffer overflow, related to the png_do_expand_palette function, the png_do_rgb_to_gray function, and an integer underflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2011-0434- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v9cr-xc3f-gm3v No score
pngrtran.c in libpng 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
pngrtran.c in libpng 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted palette-based PNG image that triggers a buffer overflow, related to the png_do_expand_palette function, the png_do_rgb_to_gray function, and an integer underflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-v9cr-xc3f-gm3v- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-0408 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Libpng, published January 18, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.61%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/42863
osvdb.org/70417
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/643140
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64637
securitytracker.com/id?1024955
sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=002b01cbb0e2%24ae636c80%240b2a4580%24%40acm.org&forum_name=png-mng-implement
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0080
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0408
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v9cr-xc3f-gm3v