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Libpng Graphics Library Unspecified Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Libpng contains an error in calculating buffer offsets that may facilitate a buffer-overflow vulnerability. This issue stems from a logical design error.

Exploiting this vulnerability may allow an attacker to crash applications that use the library; code execution pay be possible.

Note that vulnerabilities previously outlined in this BID have been described in the Libpng Graphics Library Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities outlined in BID 10857.