Description
In libpng 1.6.34, a wrong calculation of row_factor in the png_check_chunk_length function (pngrutil.c) may trigger an integer overflow and resultant divide-by-zero while processing a crafted PNG file, leading to a denial of service.
Published: 2018-07-09
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: 3.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-5723 In libpng 1.6.34, a wrong calculation of row_factor in the png_check_chunk_length function (pngrutil.c) may trigger an integer overflow and resultant divide-by-zero while processing a crafted PNG file, leading to a denial of service.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3712-1 libpng vulnerabilities
History

Fri, 29 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Libpng Libpng
Oracle Jdk Jre
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Enterprise Linux Server Enterprise Linux Workstation Network Satellite Rhel Extras Rhel Extras Oracle Java
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-29T20:13:17.997Z

Reserved: 2018-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-13785

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T09:14:47.150Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-07-09T13:29:00.443

Modified: 2026-05-29T21:16:32.123

Link: CVE-2018-13785

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-04-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-13785 - Bugzilla

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