CVE-2012-3425 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the libpng library (versions 1.0.x, 1.2.x, 1.4.x, and 1.5.x) that can lead to a denial of service. This flaw, affecting various Linux distributions like Canonical, Debian, and Red Hat, can be triggered remotely by processing a specially crafted PNG image with a large avail_in field. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.3, it has a low attack complexity and only impacts availability, with no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
15.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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