CVE-2013-6954 Affecting java-1.6.0-ibm-devel package, versions <1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6_5


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
14.58% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-JAVA160IBMDEVEL-2097289
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed19 Dec 2013

Introduced: 19 Dec 2013

CVE-2013-6954  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 java-1.6.0-ibm-devel to version 1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6_5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.6.0-ibm-devel package and not the java-1.6.0-ibm-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The png_do_expand_palette function in libpng before 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via (1) a PLTE chunk of zero bytes or (2) a NULL palette, related to pngrtran.c and pngset.c.

CVSS Scores

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