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CVE-2018-14047 Details

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

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/pngwriter CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/pngwriter/pngwriter/issues/129 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/pngwriter [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/pngwriter/pngwriter/issues/129 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pngwriter project pngwriter
0.7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:pngwriter_project:pngwriter:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-14047
NVD Published Date:
Jul 13, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-14047 Details - Not Deferred