Public proof of conceptFix available

CVE-2011-3045

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

Published2012-03-22
WeaknessCWE-190 · CWE-195

Am I affected?

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2012-03-2216:55CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2011-3045?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2011-3045?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Fedoraproject fedora

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
15.x	= 15	no fix published	NVD
16.x	= 16	no fix published	NVD
17.x	= 17	no fix published	NVD

Redhat enterprise linux

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
5.0	= 5.0	no fix published	NVD
6.0	= 6.0	no fix published	NVD

Redhat enterprise linux desktop

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
5.0	= 5.0	no fix published	NVD
6.0	= 6.0	no fix published	NVD

10 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

code.google.comVendor Advisory
googlechromereleases.blogspot.comRelease Notes · Vendor Advisory
src.chromium.orgPatch · Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.comPatch

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2025-06-09
OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.18.82025-06-09
NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-1952025-06-09
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-190read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.5 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2012-03-22
Last Modified: 2026-06-16
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-3045?

Is CVE-2011-3045 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2011-3045, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-3045?

CVE-2011-3045 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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