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CVE-2018-14550

An issue has been found in third-party PNM decoding associated with libpng 1.6.35. It is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function get_token in pnm2png.c in pnm2png.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 5 products from libpng, from oracle, from oracle and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-07-10T12:15:10.750

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:49:17.780

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-787

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.35	Yes
Application	oracle	hyperion_infrastructure_technology	11.1.2.6.0	Yes
Application	oracle	mysql_workbench	≤ 8.0.23	Yes
Application	netapp	active_iq_unified_manager	-	Yes
Application	netapp	oncommand_api_services	-	Yes

References

https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/libpng#stack-buffer-overflow-in-png2pnm-in-function-get_token Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/246 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-02 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0001/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/libpng#stack-buffer-overflow-in-png2pnm-in-function-get_token Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/246 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-02 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0001/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For libpng's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.