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CVE-2013-6954

The png_do_expand_palette function in libpng before 1.6.8 allows remote attacker...

Medium CVSS 6.5

Overview

The png_do_expand_palette function in libpng before 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via (1) a PLTE chunk of zero bytes or (2) a NULL palette, related to pngrtran.c and pngset.c.

CWE: CWE-476 Published: 2014-01-12T18:34:55.893
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟡 MEDIUM.

  • CVSS: 6.5 (MEDIUM)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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