#VU41992 Input validation error in libpng - CVE-2014-0333

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#VU41992 Input validation error in libpng - CVE-2014-0333

Published: February 27, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41992
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0333
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libpng
Software vendor:
libpng

Description

The 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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