CVE-2017-12652

libpng before 1.6.32 does not properly check the length of chunks against the user limit.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109269	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/blob/df7e9dae0c4aac63d55361e35709c864fa1b8363/ANNOUNCE	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/commit/347538efbdc21b8df684ebd92d37400b3ce85d55
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220506-0003/	Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K88124225	Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K88124225?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109269	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/blob/df7e9dae0c4aac63d55361e35709c864fa1b8363/ANNOUNCE	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220506-0003/	Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K88124225	Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K88124225?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*

History

09 Jun 2025, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/commit/347538efbdc21b8df684ebd92d37400b3ce85d55 - () https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K88124225?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS -

Information

Published : 2019-07-10 15:15

Updated : 2025-06-09 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2017-12652

Mitre link : CVE-2017-12652

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-12652

JSON object : View

Products Affected

libpng

libpng

netapp

active_iq_unified_manager

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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