Is CVE-2017-12652 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-12652 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-12652?

CVE-2017-12652 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-12652?

CVE-2017-12652 has an EPSS score of 4.11% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12652?

Upgrade libpng1.6 on debian 11 to 1.6.32-1 or later. Fixes are available for 8 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-12652

CRITICALEPSS 90th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

libpng before 1.6.32 does not properly check the length of chunks against the user limit.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

libpng1.6Debian

Fixed in:1.6.32-1CVE-2017-12652

libpngUbuntu

Fixed in:1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-5432-1

libpng1.6Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-5432-2

libpng12-0Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-5432-1

libpng12-devUbuntu

Fixed in:1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-5432-1

libpng16-16Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-5432-2

libpng16-devUbuntu

Fixed in:1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-5432-2

libpng3Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-5432-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.11%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-06-09.