CVE-2018-14550: libpng Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2018-14550DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14550GHSA-qwwr-qc2p-6283
Published 10-07-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-14550 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in libpng. EPSS estimates a 3.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
3.54%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2github
Timeline
- 10-07-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue has been found in third-party PNM decoding associated with libpng 1.6.35. It is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function get_token in pnm2png.c in pnm2png.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 3 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 8.8Preferred score · OSV · Nuget (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.54%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.54% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score3.54%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundLibpng
Maturity: poc
Security
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Netapp2 products
Oracle2 products
- hyperion_infrastructure_technology11.1.2.6.0
- mysql_workbench≤ 8.0.23
Alpine1 product
- libpng< 1.6.37-r0
Debian1 product
- libpng1.6< 1.6.37-1
Libpng1 product
- libpng1.6.35
NuGet1 product
- libpng< 1.6.37
6 vendors · 8 products
References
12 links- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0001/Third Party Advisory
- github.com/glennrp/libpngPACKAGE