VDB-273187 · CVE-2024-41437 · EUVD-2024-39042

hicolor 0.5.0 PNG File /vendor/cute_png.h cp_unfilter heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in hicolor 0.5.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function cp_unfilter in the library /vendor/cute_png.h of the component PNG File Handler. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-41437. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in hicolor 0.5.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cp_unfilter in the library /vendor/cute_png.h of the component PNG File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-41437 since 07/18/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-39042). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

hicolor

Version

0.5.0

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/18/2024 🔍
07/30/2024 +12 days 🔍
07/30/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/15/2025 +320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-41437 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-41437
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-273187
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2024 21:33
Updated: 06/15/2025 13:42
Changes: 07/30/2024 21:33 (57), 07/31/2024 20:51 (2), 08/23/2024 04:15 (11), 06/15/2025 13:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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