CVE-2012-4432 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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."

Published: 2012-10-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 3.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:optipng:optipng:0.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:optipng:optipng:0.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:optipng:optipng:0.7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:optipng:optipng:hg:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4366	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."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03636.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://optipng.hg.sourceforge.net/hgweb/optipng/optipng/rev/f1d5d44670a2
http://optipng.sourceforge.net/
http://secunia.com/advisories/50654
http://sourceforge.net/news/?group_id=151404
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/17/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/18/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55566
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78743

History

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Subscriptions

Optipng Optipng

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-10-01T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:35:09.700Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4432

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-10-01T03:26:16.353

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-4432

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-399

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