CVE-2024-41440

A heap buffer overflow in the function png_quantize() of hicolor v0.5.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PNG file

Medium · published July 30, 2024

CVSS v3.1
6.2
EPSS
1%
Percentile
54.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A heap buffer overflow in the function png_quantize() of hicolor v0.5.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PNG file.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.2 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00761 · 54.9th percentile
Published
2024-07-30T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 JUL 00:00Z
    A heap buffer overflow in the function png_quantize() of hicolor v0.5.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PNG file
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