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CVE-2019-6129

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-01-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

png_create_info_struct in png.c in libpng 1.6.36 has a memory leak, as demonstrated by pngcp. NOTE: a third party has stated "I don't think it is libpng's job to free this buffer.

Affected products

• pnggroup libpng: 1.6.36

References

• https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/269
• https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
• https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/269
• https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html

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