CVE-2012-4432 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03636.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Optipng Subscribe	Optipng Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:optipng:optipng:0.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:optipng:optipng:0.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:optipng:optipng:0.7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:optipng:optipng:hg:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4366	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."

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-10-01T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:35:09.700Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-4432

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-10-01T03:26:16.353

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-4432

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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