Vigil@nce - libpng: buffer overflow via Chunks Length
September 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
– Impacted products: libpng.
– Severity: 2/4.
– Consequences: user access/rights, denial of service on service,
denial of service on client.
– Provenance: document.
– Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
– Creation date: 11/07/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can trigger a buffer overflow via Chunks Length of
libpng, in order to trigger a denial of service, and possibly to
run code.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/libpng-buffer-overflow-via-Chunks-Length-29748