PT-2018-12301 · Pngwriter · Pngwriter

Fouzhe · Published 2018-07-13 · Updated 2024-08-05 · CVE-2018-14047

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PNGwriter version 0.7.0

Description The issue is related to a SEGV in pngwriter::readfromfile in pngwriter.cc. It is noted that PNGwriter was never designed for reading untrusted files, and users are warned not to use it in sensitive environments or read PNGs from unknown sources.

Recommendations For PNGwriter version 0.7.0, avoid using it to read PNG files from unknown sources, and consider alternative solutions for handling untrusted files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-14047

Affected Products

Pngwriter

References · 5

• 🔥 https://github.com/pngwriter/pngwriter/issues/129 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/pngwriter · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-14047 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14047 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/89156 · Telegram Post