CVE-2020-35511

HIGH

pngcheck 2.4.0 - Global Buffer Overflow via Crafted PNG File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A global buffer overflow was discovered in pngcheck function in pngcheck-2.4.0(5 patches applied) via a crafted png file.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5300
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00024.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0035
EPSS Percentile 26.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119 CWE-126
Status published
Products (3)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
debian/debian_linux 11.0
libpng/pngcheck 2.4.0
Published Aug 23, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026