CVE-2021-4214
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.5)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 5.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.52%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 42
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (3)
CWE
- CWE-120
- CWE-787
Referencias
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4214
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2043393
- https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/302
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4214
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221020-0001/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4214
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2043393
- https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/302
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4214
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221020-0001/
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