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Improper Input Validation Affecting libpng package, versions <1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 2.79% (91st percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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Red Hat
3.7 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBPNG-1213603
  • published 24 Jul 2019
  • disclosed 10 Jul 2019
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Introduced: 10 Jul 2019

CVE-2017-12652 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-20 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 libpng to version 1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpng package and not the libpng package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

libpng before 1.6.32 does not properly check the length of chunks against the user limit.