Integer overflow in PNGOUT - CVE-2020-29384
Published: November 30, 2020 / Updated: December 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48776
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-29384
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PNGOUT
PNGOUT
Software vendor:
mmmdzz
mmmdzz
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when compressing a PNG file. A remote attacker can trick a victim to compress a specially crafted PNG file, trigger integer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.