UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14048

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14048
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14048.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14048
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Published
2018-07-13T16:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-18T16:44:41Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue has been found in libpng 1.6.34. It is a SEGV in the function pngfreedata in png.c, related to the recommended error handling for pngreadimage.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libpng

Package

Name
libpng
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpng@1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.49-4ubuntu1
1.2.49-5ubuntu1
1.2.50-1ubuntu1
1.2.50-1ubuntu2
1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.1
1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.2
1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libpng

Package

Name
libpng
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpng@1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.51-0ubuntu3
1.2.54-1
1.2.54-1ubuntu1
1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libpng12-0",
            "binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpng12-0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpng12-0-udeb",
            "binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpng12-0-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpng12-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpng3",
            "binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libpng1.6

Package

Name
libpng1.6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpng1.6@1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.6.20-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libpng16-16",
            "binary_version": "1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpng16-16-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpng16-16-udeb",
            "binary_version": "1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpng16-16-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpng16-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpng16-devtools",
            "binary_version": "1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpng16-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpng16-tools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / libpng1.6

Package

Name
libpng1.6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpng1.6@1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.6.34-1
1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.1
1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.2