CVE-2021-4214
24.08.2022, 16:15
A heap overflow flaw was found in libpngs' pngimage.c program. This flaw allows an attacker with local network access to pass a specially crafted PNG file to the pngimage utility, causing an application to crash, leading to a denial of service.
| Vendor | Product | Version |
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| libpng | libpng | 1.6.0 |
| debian | debian_linux | 10.0 |
| debian | debian_linux | 11.0 |
| netapp | ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility | - |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian Releases
Ubuntu Releases
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| chromium-browser |
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| firefox |
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| libpng |
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| libpng1.6 |
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| thunderbird |
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Common Weakness Enumeration
- CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds WriteThe software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
References