pngdefry through 2017-03-22 is prone to a heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to properly process a specially crafted png file
Published Mar 22, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.16%
Description
pngdefry through 2017-03-22 is prone to a heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to properly process a specially crafted png file. This issue affects the 'process()' function of the 'pngdefry.c' source file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2017-03-22
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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01160) | 65.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01160) | 65.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 45.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 45.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 43.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97037 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/Tatsh/pngdefry/issues/1 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97037 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/Tatsh/pngdefry/issues/1 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
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