CVE-2020-35511 (GCVE-0-2020-35511)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-23 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 17:02
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A global buffer overflow was discovered in pngcheck function in pngcheck-2.4.0(5 patches applied) via a crafted png file.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/apps/pngcheck.html | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5300 | vendor-advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022… | mailing-list |
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