xvpng.c in xv 3.10a has memory corruption (out-of-bounds write) when decoding PNG comment fields, leading to crashes or potentially code execution, because it uses an incorrect length value
Published Mar 5, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.21%
Description
xvpng.c in xv 3.10a has memory corruption (out-of-bounds write) when decoding PNG comment fields, leading to crashes or potentially code execution, because it uses an incorrect length value.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 3.10a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02208) | 81.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.29% (0.02286) | 80.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.15% (0.01153) | 76.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.18% (0.03179) | 78.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00227) | 61.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 60.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00212) | 58.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00182) | 54.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00196) | 56.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00174) | 53.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 70.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 27, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00431) | 71.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00415) | 70.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 82.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 81.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 80.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 58.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.19% (0.01193) | 29.90th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.19% (0.01193) | 29.26th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.19% (0.01193) | 67.15th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.19% (0.01193) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/attachment.cgi?id=728337 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1043479 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-02/msg00088.html x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/attachment.cgi?id=728337 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1043479 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-02/msg00088.html | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory |
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