Buffer Overflow Affecting png-img package, versions <3.1.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-PNGIMG-1078233
  • published21 Feb 2021
  • disclosed21 Feb 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 21 Feb 2021

CVE-2020-28248  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade png-img to version 3.1.0 or higher.

Overview

png-img is a PNG Image

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the PngImg::InitStorage_() function. It leads to an under-allocation of heap memory and subsequently an exploitable heap-based buffer overflow when loading a crafted PNG file.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1