CVE-2020-27818

Published Dec 8, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in the check_chunk_name() function of pngcheck-2.4.0. An attacker able to pass a malicious file to be processed by pngcheck could cause a temporary denial of service, posing a low risk to application availability.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3032-1 pngcheck security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-20319 A flaw was found in the check_chunk_name() function of pngcheck-2.4.0. An attacker able to pass a malicious file to be processed by pngcheck could cause a temporary denial of service, posing a low risk to application availability.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6182-1 pngcheck vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 4:25 PM
Reserved
Oct 27, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 8, 2020, 1:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:09 AM