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CVE-2017-12652
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2019-07-10 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-20
Description
libpng before 1.6.32 does not properly check the length of chunks against the user limit.
Affected products
- pnggroup libpng: before 1.6.32 — fixed in 1.6.32
- Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, Linux, and Microsoft Windows: all versions
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: pnggroup libpng 1.6.32. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109269
- https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/blob/df7e9dae0c4aac63d55361e35709c864fa1b8363/ANNOUNCE
- https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/commit/347538efbdc21b8df684ebd92d37400b3ce85d55
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220506-0003/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K88124225
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K88124225?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109269
- https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/blob/df7e9dae0c4aac63d55361e35709c864fa1b8363/ANNOUNCE
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220506-0003/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K88124225
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K88124225?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
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