Description
A flaw was found in the check_chunk_name() function of pngcheck-2.4.0. An attacker able to pass a malicious file to be processed by pngcheck could cause a temporary denial of service, posing a low risk to application availability.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-3032-1 | pngcheck security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2020-20319 | A flaw was found in the check_chunk_name() function of pngcheck-2.4.0. An attacker able to pass a malicious file to be processed by pngcheck could cause a temporary denial of service, posing a low risk to application availability. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6182-1 | pngcheck vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T16:25:43.451Z
Reserved: 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-27818
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-12-08T01:15:12.320
Modified: 2026-06-17T03:09:40.700
Link: CVE-2020-27818
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN