CVE-2010-1205 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2010-1205?

CVE-2010-1205 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 30 Jun 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in progressive applications, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image that triggers an additional data row.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1205?

It affects 17 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Itunes, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server, Apple Safari, Canonical Ubuntu Linux and 11 more.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1205?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2010-1205 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1205 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os

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• CVE-2021-30762 Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-4657 Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-7286 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as AZL-43975, AZL-45408, DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1205, GHSA-qq2m-25fj-pxvm.