CVE-2019-6129

Publication date 11 January 2019

Last updated 4 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Negligible

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

png_create_info_struct in png.c in libpng 1.6.36 has a memory leak, as demonstrated by pngcp. NOTE: a third party has stated "I don't think it is libpng's job to free this buffer.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libpng 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored
libpng1.6 19.04 disco Ignored
18.10 cosmic Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

upstream has disputed this CVE, marking as ignored

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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