CVE-2006-3334
Buffer overflow in the png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.12 allows...
CVE-2006-3334 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Greg Roelofs Libpng, published June 30, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.05%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 4.05%EPSS, 90th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Buffer overflow in the png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.12 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to "chunk error processing," possibly involving the "chunk_name".
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.12 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to "chunk error processing," possibly involving the "chunk_name".
- Record
CVE-2006-3334- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Buffer overflow in the png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.12 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to "chunk error processing," possibly involving the "chunk_name".
- Record
CVE-2006-3334- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3331No score
Buffer overflow in the png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.12 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to "chunk error processing," possibly involving the "chunk_name".
- Record
EUVD-2006-3331- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-852r-9m3w-pq97No score
Buffer overflow in the png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.12 allows...
Buffer overflow in the png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.12 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to "chunk error processing," possibly involving the "chunk_name".
- Record
GHSA-852r-9m3w-pq97- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-06.xml
securityfocus.com/bid/18698
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:209
secunia.com/advisories/22956
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novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2585
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=5624&release_id=428123
docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-517
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27468
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3334
github.com/advisories/GHSA-852r-9m3w-pq97