CVE-2012-4432
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
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."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0 |
| sid | Fixed | 0 |
| forky | Fixed | 0 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
References
- 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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4432
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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