CVE-2014-0333

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2014-0333 · Published 27/02/2014 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2014-0333 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting libpng (libpng).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.3%, higher than 88.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
libpng libpng	`= 1.6.0= 1.6.1= 1.6.2= 1.6.3= 1.6.4= 1.6.5= 1.6.6= 1.6.7= 1.6.8= 1.6.9`	No fix yet

Description

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.

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

libpng

= 1.6.0= 1.6.1= 1.6.2= 1.6.3= 1.6.4= 1.6.5= 1.6.6= 1.6.7= 1.6.8= 1.6.9

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