#VU18308 Stack-based buffer overflow in libpng - CVE-2018-14550

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#VU18308 Stack-based buffer overflow in libpng - CVE-2018-14550

Published: April 18, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU18308
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14550
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libpng
Software vendor:
libpng

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing images within the get_token() function in pnm2png. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image, pass it to the affected application, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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