CVE-2019-17371

libpng: memory leaks in png_malloc_warn and png_create_info_struct

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Published Oct 9, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

gif2png 2.5.13 has a memory leak in the writefile function.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gif2png_project:gif2png:2.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-7778	gif2png 2.5.13 has a memory leak in the writefile function.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.741% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/307
https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/307#issuecomment-544779431
https://gitlab.com/esr/gif2png/issues/8
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17371
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17371

History

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Subscriptions

Gif2png Project Gif2png

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:40 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 9, 2019, 12:07 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:40 AM
Reserved: Oct 9, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:23 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 9, 2019, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:23 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Jul 11, 2019, 12:00 AM

Severity: Low
Public date: Jul 11, 2019, 12:00 AM

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