CVE-2011-3045: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 3.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Integer signedness error in the png_inflate function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.4.10beta01, as used in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.83 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3026.

Affected products

  • Debian Debian Linux: version 6.0 only
  • Fedoraproject Fedora: version 15 only; version 16 only; version 17 only
  • Google Chrome: before 17.0.963.83 (fixed in 17.0.963.83)
  • Libpng Libpng: before 1.5.10 (fixed in 1.5.10)
  • Opensuse Opensuse: version 12.1 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux: version 5.0 only; version 6.0 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 5.0 only; version 6.0 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: version 6.2 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus: version 6.2 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: version 5.0 only; version 6.0 only
  • Red Hat Gluster Storage: version 2.0 only
  • Red Hat Storage: version 2.0 only
  • Red Hat Storage For Public Cloud: version 2.0 only

Published 2012-03-22. Last modified 2026-06-16.