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CVE-2019-6129

Published: 11 January 2019

** DISPUTED ** png_create_info_struct in png.c in libpng 1.6.36 has a memory leak, as demonstrated by pngcp. NOTE: a third party has stated "I don't think it is libpng's job to free this buffer."

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
upstream has disputed this CVE, marking as ignored

Priority

Negligible

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libpng
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

trusty Ignored

upstream Needs triage

xenial Ignored

libpng1.6
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored

cosmic Ignored

disco Ignored

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Ignored

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H