CVE-2018-14047 Null dereference in n/a
A segmentation fault in PNGwriter allows attackers to cause a denial of service by providing malicious PNG files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-14047?
CVE-2018-14047 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue has been found in PNGwriter 0.7.0. It is a SEGV in pngwriter::readfromfile in pngwriter.cc. NOTE: there is a "Warning: PNGwriter was never designed for reading untrusted files with it. Do NOT use this in sensitive environments, especially DO NOT read PNGs from unknown sources with it!" statement in the master/README.md file
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14047?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pngwriter Project Pngwriter.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14047?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14047 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-14047 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14047 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7vfh-4qhw-544r.