DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4214

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4214
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4214.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4214
Upstream
Published
2022-08-24T16:15:10.037Z
Modified
2025-11-14T04:04:26.390475Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / libpng1.6

Package

Name
libpng1.6
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libpng1.6?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.6.37-3
1.6.37-4
1.6.37-5
1.6.38-1
1.6.38-2
1.6.39-1
1.6.39-2
1.6.40-1
1.6.40-2
1.6.40-3
1.6.41-1
1.6.42-1
1.6.42-1.1~exp1
1.6.43-1
1.6.43-1exp1
1.6.43-2
1.6.43-3
1.6.43-4
1.6.43-5
1.6.44-1
1.6.44-2
1.6.44-3
1.6.45-1
1.6.46-1
1.6.46-2
1.6.46-3
1.6.46-4
1.6.47-1
1.6.47-1.1
1.6.48-1
1.6.49-1~exp1
1.6.50-1~exp1
1.6.50-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12 / libpng1.6

Package

Name
libpng1.6
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libpng1.6?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.6.39-2
1.6.40-1
1.6.40-2
1.6.40-3
1.6.41-1
1.6.42-1
1.6.42-1.1~exp1
1.6.43-1
1.6.43-1exp1
1.6.43-2
1.6.43-3
1.6.43-4
1.6.43-5
1.6.44-1
1.6.44-2
1.6.44-3
1.6.45-1
1.6.46-1
1.6.46-2
1.6.46-3
1.6.46-4
1.6.47-1
1.6.47-1.1
1.6.48-1
1.6.49-1~exp1
1.6.50-1~exp1
1.6.50-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13 / libpng1.6

Package

Name
libpng1.6
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libpng1.6?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.6.48-1
1.6.49-1~exp1
1.6.50-1~exp1
1.6.50-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14 / libpng1.6

Package

Name
libpng1.6
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libpng1.6?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.6.48-1
1.6.49-1~exp1
1.6.50-1~exp1
1.6.50-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}