vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-6182-1 (CVE-2020-27818): pngcheck vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Dec 8, 2020 | Jun 22, 2023 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Dec 8, 2020
Added
Jun 22, 2023
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-pngcheckubuntu-upgrade-pngcheck
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