CVE-2011-3045

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.

Published: 2012-03-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2011-3045 is rated Moderate Risk (63.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.57%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-3045

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 6.31% 3.57% -2.74%
2 2026-06-13 4.46% 6.31% +1.84%
3 2026-06-09 — 4.46% —

Full EPSS history (31 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-3045

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-3045

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-3045

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2011-3045: 1 GLSA(s) (201206-15), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libpng); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-3045
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3045
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-3045 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (chromium-browser, firefox, libpng, thunderbird), 28 status rows across 7 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, upstream): not-affected 13, released 6, ignored 4, needs-triage 4, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-3045

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-3045

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
google chrome < 17.0.963.83 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat gluster_storage 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat storage 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:storage:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat storage_for_public_cloud 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:storage_for_public_cloud:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 15 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 16 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 17 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libpng libpng < 1.5.10 cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-3045

URL Tags
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=116162 Vendor Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/stable-channel-update_21.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a8c319a2b281af68f7ca0e2f9a28ca57b44ceb2b
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075424.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075619.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075981.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075987.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/076461.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/076731.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-03/msg00051.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0407.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0488.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48320 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/48485 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/48512 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/48554 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/49660 Not Applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml Third Party Advisory
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=125311 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2439 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:033 Not Applicable
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026823 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=799000 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14763 Third Party Advisory
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