libpng: Segmentation fault in png.c:png_free_data function causing denial of service
Published Jul 13, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.32%
Description
An issue has been found in libpng 1.6.34. It is a SEGV in the function png_free_data in png.c, related to the recommended error handling for png_read_image.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libpng
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libpng
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libpng
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libpng12
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
libpng
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
libpng12
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
libpng
Not affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
libpng
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libpng | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libpng | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libpng | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libpng12 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | libpng | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | libpng12 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | libpng | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | libpng | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of libpng as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7 as they did not include the vulnerable code.
References (10)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152561/Slackware-Security-Advisory-libpng-Updates.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14048 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1608073 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/libpng x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/238 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14048
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/30 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-02 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14048
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152561/Slackware-Security-Advisory-libpng-Updates.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14048 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1608073 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/libpng | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/238 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14048 | ||
| https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/30 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-02 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14048 |
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