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
EPSS: 0.036 (87.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (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.