CVE-2006-5793

N/A Unknown
Published: November 17, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The sPLT chunk handling code (png_set_sPLT function in pngset.c) in libpng 1.0.6 through 1.2.12 uses a sizeof operator on the wrong data type, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed sPLT chunks that trigger an out-of-bounds read.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=101400&action=view
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154380
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/22889
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22900
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22941
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22950
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22951
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22956
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22958
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23208
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25329
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25742
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-09.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017244
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.465035
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=464278
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-254.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:209
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:210
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:211
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:212
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.036.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0356.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451874/100/200/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453484/100/100/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489135/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21078
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0065/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-383-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4521
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4568
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30290
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-790
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-824
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10324
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=101400&action=view
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154380
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22889
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22900
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22941
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22950
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22951
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22956
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22958
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23208
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25329
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25742
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-09.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017244
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.465035
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=464278
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-254.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:209
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:210
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:211
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:212
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.036.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0356.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451874/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453484/100/100/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489135/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21078
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0065/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-383-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4521
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4568
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30290
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-790
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-824
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10324
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

86 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.3%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

greg_roelofs

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