CVE-2013-6954
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CVE-2013-6954 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. The png_do_expand_palette function in libpng before 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via (1) a PLTE chunk of zero bytes or (2) a NULL palette, related to pngrtran.c and pngset.c.. EPSS estimates a 4.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The png_do_expand_palette function in libpng before 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via (1) a PLTE chunk of zero bytes or (2) a NULL palette, related to pngrtran.c and pngset.c.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libpng | Libpng | <= 1.6.8 | Beta |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.6.0 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.6.1 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.6.2 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.6.3 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.6.4 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.6.5 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.6.6 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.6.7 | — |
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/650142US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/650142US Government Resource
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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