Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2014-0333 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
libpng Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | libpng |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU41992
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0333
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The png_push_read_chunk function in pngpread.c in the progressive decoder in libpng 1.6.x through 1.6.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an IDAT chunk with a length of zero.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionslibpng: 1.6.0 - 1.6.9
External linkshttp:ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/png/src/libpng16/patch-libpng16-vu684412.diff
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00029.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/684412
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng16/patch-libpng16-vu684412.diff
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.