VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-4214

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.54%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-08-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A heap overflow flaw was found in libpngs' pngimage.c program. This flaw allows an attacker with local network access to pass a specially crafted PNG file to the pngimage utility, causing an application to crash, leading to a denial of service.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-120
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Primary references