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CVE-2010-0205
The png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.53, 1.2.x before 1.2.43, and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 does not…
- 4.3MediumCVSS base score
- 4.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 8.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.53, 1.2.x before 1.2.43, and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 does not properly handle compressed ancillary-chunk data that has a disproportionately large uncompressed representation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption, and application hang) via a crafted PNG file, as demonstrated by use of the deflate compression method on data composed of many occurrences of the same character, related to a "decompression bomb" attack.
Timeline
ID reserved
By certcc
- 56 days later
· 56 days later
Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.5% · top 8.4% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0014.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0517 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0682 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 62670 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:063 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0605 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-3414 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0626 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0686 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 39251 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1107 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:064 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- libpng-pngdecompresschunk-dos(56661) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2010:011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-913-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2010:013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-2032 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 41574 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [security-announce] 20100923 VMSA-2010-0014 VMware Workstation, Player, and ACE address several security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-3375 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 38774 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2010:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0637 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- VU#576029 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-4683 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 38478 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2010-2491 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://libpng.sourceforge.net/ADVISORY-1.4.1.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1023674 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0847 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0667 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-2988 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://libpng.sourceforge.net/decompression_bombs.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-0236 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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