LIBPNG has use-after-free via pointer aliasing in `png_set_tRNS` and `png_set_PLTE`
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| pnggroup | libpng | affected |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4521-1 | libpng1.6 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-6189-1 | libpng1.6 security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8251-1 | libpng vulnerabilities |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.094% probability within 30 days)
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Libpng
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Libpng
Libpng libpng |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-825 | |
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Pnggroup
Pnggroup libpng |
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Pnggroup
Pnggroup libpng |
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| Description | LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. In versions 1.2.1 through 1.6.55, `png_set_tRNS` and `png_set_PLTE` each alias a heap-allocated buffer between `png_struct` and `png_info`, sharing a single allocation across two structs with independent lifetimes. The `trans_alpha` aliasing has been present since at least libpng 1.0, and the `palette` aliasing since at least 1.2.1. Both affect all prior release lines `png_set_tRNS` sets `png_ptr->trans_alpha = info_ptr->trans_alpha` (256-byte buffer) and `png_set_PLTE` sets `info_ptr->palette = png_ptr->palette` (768-byte buffer). In both cases, calling `png_free_data` (with `PNG_FREE_TRNS` or `PNG_FREE_PLTE`) frees the buffer through `info_ptr` while the corresponding `png_ptr` pointer remains dangling. Subsequent row-transform functions dereference and, in some code paths, write to the freed memory. A second call to `png_set_tRNS` or `png_set_PLTE` has the same effect, because both functions call `png_free_data` internally before reallocating the `info_ptr` buffer. Version 1.6.56 fixes the issue. | |
| Title | LIBPNG has use-after-free via pointer aliasing in `png_set_tRNS` and `png_set_PLTE` | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
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cvssV3_1
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