VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-4432
Use-after-free vulnerability in opngreduc.c in OptiPNG Hg and 0.7.x before 0.7.3 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to "palette reduction."
HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.24%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in opngreduc.c in OptiPNG Hg and 0.7.x before 0.7.3 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to "palette reduction."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.24% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- optipng/optipng
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://optipng.hg.sourceforge.net/hgweb/optipng/optipng/rev/f1d5d44670a2Exploit
- http://optipng.sourceforge.net/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50654Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/news/?group_id=151404
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/17/5Exploit, Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/18/2Exploit, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55566
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78743
- http://optipng.hg.sourceforge.net/hgweb/optipng/optipng/rev/f1d5d44670a2Exploit
- http://optipng.sourceforge.net/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50654Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/news/?group_id=151404
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/17/5Exploit, Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/18/2Exploit, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55566
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78743
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.