CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-13785

MEDIUMEPSS 90th pctl
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In libpng 1.6.34, a wrong calculation of row_factor in the png_check_chunk_length function (pngrutil.c) may trigger an integer overflow and resultant divide-by-zero while processing a crafted PNG file, leading to a denial of service.

How to fix

Remediation Available
libpng1.6Debian
Fixed in:1.6.34-2CVE-2018-13785
Fixed in:1.6.34-2CVE-2018-13785
Fixed in:1.6.34-2CVE-2018-13785
Fixed in:1.6.34-2CVE-2018-13785
libpngUbuntu
Fixed in:1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3USN-3712-1
Fixed in:1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1USN-3712-1
libpng1.6Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-3712-1
libpng12-0Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3USN-3712-1
Fixed in:1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1USN-3712-1
libpng16-16Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-3712-1

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 InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

4.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days
90thpercentile

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

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