CVE-2020-27818

pngcheck: A flaw was found in the check_chunk_name() function of pngcheck-2.4.0

CVE-2020-27818 is fixed in pngcheck on 1 platform, first by pngcheck 2.3.0-7ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1, released August 23, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0122
68th percentile

A flaw was found in the check_chunk_name() function of pngcheck-2.4.0. An attacker able to pass a malicious file to be processed by pngcheck could cause a temporary denial of service, posing a low risk to application availability.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
pngcheck · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.3.0-7ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 pngcheck 2.3.0-7ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 Aug 23, 2022
pngcheck · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.3.0-7ubuntu0.20.04.1 pngcheck 2.3.0-7ubuntu0.20.04.1 Aug 23, 2022

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