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CVE-2014-0333 json

The png_push_read_chunk function in pngpread.c in the progressive decoder in libpng 1.6.x through 1.6.9 allows remote attackers to cause a…

published 2014-02-27 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-0371

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.3%
EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The png_push_read_chunk function in pngpread.c in the progressive decoder in libpng 1.6.x through 1.6.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an IDAT chunk with a length of zero.

Patch / fix

  • libpng1.6 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.6.10-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0333

  • libpng16 openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.6.26-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10050-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-0333 updated cvss 4.3

libpng: denial of service via png_push_read_chunk()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libpng Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libpng Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libpng, libpng12
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

3.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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