What is CVE-2022-36752?

CVE-2022-36752 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Png2webp Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-07-28.

How severe is CVE-2022-36752?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-36752 known to be exploited?

9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Png2webp Project

CVE-2022-36752

png2webp v1.0.4 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds write via the function w2p. This vulnerability is exploitable via a crafted png file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (36.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Png2webp_project Png2webp — versions 1.0.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36752?: CVE-2022-36752 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Png2webp Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-36752?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-36752 known to be exploited?: 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.