Vigil@nce - libpng: memory leak via png_malloc_warn
December 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/computer-vulnerability
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: libpng.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: denial of service on service, denial of service on
client.
Provenance: document.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 10/10/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can create a memory leak via png_malloc_warn() of
libpng, in order to trigger a denial of service.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/libpng-memory-leak-via-png-malloc-warn-30595