UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12652

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12652
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12652.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12652
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Published
2019-07-10T15:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:21Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

libpng before 1.6.32 does not properly check the length of chunks against the user limit.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libpng

Package

Name
libpng
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpng@1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.49-4ubuntu1
1.2.49-5ubuntu1
1.2.50-1ubuntu1
1.2.50-1ubuntu2
1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.1
1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.2
1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "libpng12-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "libpng12-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "libpng3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libpng

Package

Name
libpng
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpng@1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.51-0ubuntu3
1.2.54-1
1.2.54-1ubuntu1
1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libpng12-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libpng12-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libpng3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libpng1.6

Package

Name
libpng1.6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpng1.6@1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.6.20-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libpng16-16"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libpng16-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libpng16-devtools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libpng16-tools"
        }
    ]
}