CVE-2011-2691: NULL Pointer Dereference

July 17, 2011 (updated August 6, 2020)

The png_err function in pngerror.c in libpng makes a function call using a NULL pointer argument instead of an empty-string argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PNG image.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2691

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