An issue has been found in PNGwriter 0.7.0
Published Jul 13, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.95%
Description
An issue has been found in PNGwriter 0.7.0. It is a SEGV in pngwriter::readfromfile in pngwriter.cc. NOTE: there is a "Warning: PNGwriter was never designed for reading untrusted files with it. Do NOT use this in sensitive environments, especially DO NOT read PNGs from unknown sources with it!" statement in the master/README.md file
Affected products
No data.
- 0.7.0
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:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.95% (0.00948) | 59.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.95% (0.00948) | 59.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 20.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 18.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 15.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 19.81th | 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)
- https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/pngwriter x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pngwriter/pngwriter/issues/129 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/pngwriter | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pngwriter/pngwriter/issues/129 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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