CVE-2024-41440 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published 30 Jul 2024 Updated 2 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted PNG file due to a heap buffer overflow in the hicolor library.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-41440?

CVE-2024-41440 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A heap buffer overflow in the function png_quantize() of hicolor v0.5.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PNG file.

Weakness: CWE-122

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41440?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dbohdan Hicolor.

How do I fix CVE-2024-41440?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41440 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2024-41440 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-41440 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8vxj-86v6-ppgq.