🛡️ USN-5432-2 — libpng1.6

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

libpng1.6 vulnerabilities

USN-5432-1 fixed vulnerabilities in libpng.

This update provides the corresponding updates for libpng1.6.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that libpng incorrectly handled memory when parsing

certain PNG files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening

a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause

libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute

arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-12652)

Zhengxiong Luo discovered that libpng incorrectly handled memory when parsing

certain PNG files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening

a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause

libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute

arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-14048)

Affected software

USN-5432-2 is recorded against 1 package.

  • libpng1.6 (fixed in 1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1)

Timeline and source

Published on 24 May 2022 and last revised on 25 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Advisory)
ubuntu.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Report)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-24
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-06-25
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
libpng1.6 — 1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

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