CVE-2021-4214

A heap overflow flaw was found in libpngs' pngimage.c program. This flaw allows an attacker with local network access to pass a specially crafted PNG file to the pngimage utility, causing an application to crash, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2043393	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4214	Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4214	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/302	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221020-0001/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2022-08-24 09:15

Updated : 2022-11-07 18:32

NVD link : CVE-2021-4214

Mitre link : CVE-2021-4214

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

libpng

libpng

netapp

ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility

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