Vulnerability identifier: #VU44761
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
libpng
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: libpng
Description
The vulnerability allows context-dependent attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (memory leak or segmentation fault) via a JPEG image containing an iCCP chunk with a negative embedded profile length.
Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versions
libpng: 1.0.0 - 1.0.54, 1.2.0 - 1.2.39
External links
http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng;a=commitdiff;h=948ee23a2a400672b1751cfc646a7467741e9b2e#patch18
http://secunia.com/advisories/49660
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/6
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.