USN-5432-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5432-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5432-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5432-1
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Published
2022-05-23T10:45:47.066744Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:56Z
Summary
libpng vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that libpng incorrectly handled memory when parsing certain PNG files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possible execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-12652)

Zhengxiong Luo discovered that libpng incorrectly handled memory when parsing certain PNG files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possible execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-14048)

References

Affected packages

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 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libpng12-0",
            "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"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-12652",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-14048",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}