Buffer overflow in Libpng
CVE-2018-14550
An issue has been found in third-party PNM decoding associated with libpng 1.6.35. It is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function get_token in pnm2png.c in pnm2png.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.035 (89.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libpng — versions 1.6.35
- NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager
- NetApp Oncommand API Services
- Oracle Hyperion Infrastructure Technology — versions 11.1.2.6.0
- Oracle MySQL Workbench
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/246 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/libpng (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-14550?
- CVE-2018-14550 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libpng, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-07-10.
- How severe is CVE-2018-14550?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-14550 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.