Vulnerability in Libpng
CVE-2014-0333
The png_push_read_chunk function in pngpread.c in the progressive decoder in libpng 1.6.x through 1.6.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an IDAT chunk with a length of zero.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (88.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libpng — versions 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng16/patch-libpng16-vu684412.diff
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00029.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/684412 (US Government Resource, Patch, third-party-advisory)