CVE-2024-41440 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A heap buffer overflow in the function png_quantize() of hicolor v0.5.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PNG file.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0012.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Dbohdan Subscribe	Hicolor Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dbohdan:hicolor:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-w1-png_quantize-cli-220c32
https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-w1-png_quantize-cli-220c32/poc
https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-w1-png_quantize-cli-220c32/poc/sample18.png
https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-w1-png_quantize-cli-220c32/vulDescription.assets/image-20240530225208577.png
https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-w1-png_quantize-cli-220c32/vulDescription.md

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-07-30T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:46:52.372Z

Reserved: 2024-07-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2024-41440

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-07-31T12:38:13.389Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-07-30T19:15:11.210

Modified: 2025-09-04T16:31:11.127

Link: CVE-2024-41440

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-122

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