CVE-2012-4432 (GCVE-0-2012-4432)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-10-01 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:35
VLAI
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
- n/a
Assigner
References
8 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55566 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://optipng.sourceforge.net/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/17/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://optipng.hg.sourceforge.net/hgweb/optipng/o… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50654 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://sourceforge.net/news/?group_id=151404 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| 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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