PT-2024-29399 · Hicolor · Hicolor

Helson-S · Published 2024-07-30 · Updated 2024-08-12 · CVE-2024-41438

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.2

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions hicolor version 0.5.0

Description A heap buffer overflow in the function cp stored() (/vendor/cute png.h) allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PNG file. This issue also risks crashes, data corruption, and potentially Remote Code Execution (RCE).

Recommendations For hicolor version 0.5.0, update to a patched version as soon as possible to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the handling of PNG files until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-41438

Affected Products

Hicolor

References · 12

• 🔥 https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-r65280-cp_stored-cute_png-543c2/vulDescription.md · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/tree/master/hicolor/heapof-r65280-cp_stored-cute_png-543c2/poc/sample10.png · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/tree/master/hicolor/heapof-r65280-cp_stored-cute_png-543c2/poc · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-41438 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41438 · Security Note
• https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-r65280-cp_stored-cute_png-543c2/vulDescription.assets/image-20240530184723547.png · Note
• https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-r65280-cp_stored-cute_png-543c2/vulDescription.assets/image-20240530184848743.png · Note
• https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-r65280-cp_stored-cute_png-543c2/vulDescription.assets/image-20240530185015780.png · Note
• https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-r65280-cp_stored-cute_png-543c2 · Note
• https://twitter.com/oktsec/status/1822894314327777775 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/2064 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/87965 · Telegram Post