CVE-2006-0481

Publication date 31 January 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the alpha strip capability in libpng 1.2.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) when the png_do_strip_filler function is used to strip alpha channels out of the image.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libpng 7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
libpng3 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
php5 7.04 feisty
Fixed 5.2.1-0ubuntu1.4
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

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