libpng1.6 vulnerabilities

2022-05-2414:21:04

Google

osv.dev

9.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

7.5 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.028 Low

EPSS

Percentile

90.5%

JSON

USN-5432-1 fixed vulnerabilities in libpng.
This update provides the corresponding updates for libpng1.6.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that libpng incorrectly handled memory when parsing
certain PNG files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening
a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause
libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-12652)

Zhengxiong Luo discovered that libpng incorrectly handled memory when parsing
certain PNG files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening
a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause
libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-14048)