Is CVE-2011-2692 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-2692 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-2692?

CVE-2011-2692 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2011-2692

HIGH · CVSS 8.8EPSS 4.2%EU EUVD

The png_handle_sCAL function in pngrutil.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.55, 1.2.x before 1.2.45, 1.4.x before 1.4.8, and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 does not properly handle invalid sCAL chunks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PNG image that triggers the reading of uninitialized memory.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 4.2% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-2673)
Published: July 17, 2011
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-2673 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
fedoraproject / fedora
libpng / libpng

References

http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commit%3Bh=61a2d8a2a7b03023e63eae9a3e64607aaaa6d339
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063118.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/45046(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/45405(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/45415(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/45445(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/45460(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/45461(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/45492(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/49660(Broken Link)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml(Third Party Advisory)
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=003101cc2790%24fb5d6e80%24f2184b80%24%40acm.org&forum_name=png-mng-implement(Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002(Third Party Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2287(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/819894(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html(Product, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:151(Broken Link)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/13/2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1103.html(Broken Link)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1104.html(Broken Link)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1105.html(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48618(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1175-1(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720612(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68536(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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