CVE-2018-14048
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5432-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
2Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
An issue has been found in libpng 1.6.34. It is a SEGV in the function png_free_data in png.c, related to the recommended error handling for png_read_image.
Se ha encontrado un problema en libpng 1.6.34. Es un SEGV en la función png_free_data en png.c, relacionado con el manejo de errores recomendado para png_read_image.
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 possible execute arbitrary code. 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 possible execute arbitrary code.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2018-07-13 CVE Reserved
- 2018-07-13 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152561/Slackware-Security-Advisory-libpng-Updates.html | Third Party Advisory |
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| https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/30 | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/libpng | 2024-08-05 | |
| https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/238 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html | 2022-06-27 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-02 | 2022-06-27 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Libpng Search vendor "Libpng" | Libpng Search vendor "Libpng" for product "Libpng" | 1.6.34 Search vendor "Libpng" for product "Libpng" and version "1.6.34" | - |
Affected
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Jdk Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk" | 1.6.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk" and version "1.6.0" | update201 |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Jdk Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk" | 1.7.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk" and version "1.7.0" | update191 |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Jdk Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk" | 1.8.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk" and version "1.8.0" | update181 |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Jdk Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk" | 11.0.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk" and version "11.0.0" | - |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Jre Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jre" | 1.6.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jre" and version "1.6.0" | update201 |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Jre Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jre" | 1.7.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jre" and version "1.7.0" | update191 |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Jre Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jre" | 1.8.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jre" and version "1.8.0" | update181 |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Jre Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jre" | 11.0.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jre" and version "11.0.0" | - |
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