USN-3712-1

See a problem?
Please try reporting it to the source first.
Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3712-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3712-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3712-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2018-07-11T14:14:21.792773Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:40Z
Summary
libpng, libpng1.6 vulnerabilities
Details

Patrick Keshishian discovered that libpng incorrectly handled certain PNG files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-10087)

Thuan Pham discovered that libpng incorrectly handled certain PNG files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 17.10 and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-13785)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libpng

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3

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

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"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2016-10087",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libpng

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.51-0ubuntu3
1.2.54-1
1.2.54-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libpng12-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libpng12-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libpng3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2016-10087",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libpng1.6

Package

Name
libpng1.6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpng1.6@1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.6.34-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpng-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpng-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpng16-16"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-13785",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}