Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting glennrp/libpng package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GLENNRPLIBPNG-2992937
  • published25 Aug 2022
  • disclosed25 Aug 2022
  • credit5hadowblad3

Introduced: 25 Aug 2022

CVE-2021-4214  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for glennrp/libpng.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via the pngimage.c component. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible by passing a specially crafted PNG file to the pngimage utility.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1