SB2012100121 - Resource management error in cosmin OptiPNG
Published: October 1, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012100121
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4432)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Use-after-free vulnerability in opngreduc.c in OptiPNG Hg and 0.7.x before 0.7.3 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to "palette reduction."
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://optipng.hg.sourceforge.net/hgweb/optipng/optipng/rev/f1d5d44670a2
- http://optipng.sourceforge.net/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50654
- http://sourceforge.net/news/?group_id=151404
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/17/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/18/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55566
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78743