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GHSA-7WR9-WQRQ-WJV4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 01:42 – Updated: 2025-04-11 04:03

Details

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."

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CVE-2012-4432 (GCVE-0-2012-4432)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-10-01 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:35

Summary

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."

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

redhat CNA under the redhat root

CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1042 records in the last 180 days details

References

8 references

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http://secunia.com/advisories/50654	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/18/2	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

Date Public

2012-09-16 00:00

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