#VU17017 Memory leak in libpng - CVE-2019-6129

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#VU17017 Memory leak in libpng - CVE-2019-6129

Published: January 16, 2019 / Updated: April 18, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17017
Vulnerability risk: Low
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:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6129
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libpng
Software vendor:
libpng

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in png_create_info_struct in png.c. A remote attacker can trigger memory leak and perform denial of service attack.


Remediation

Update to the latest version.

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