An issue has been found in PNGwriter 0.7.0.
Priority LOW 27CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue has been found in PNGwriter 0.7.0. It is a SEGV in pngwriter::readfromfile in pngwriter.cc. NOTE: there is a "Warning: PNGwriter was never designed for reading untrusted files with it. Do NOT use this in sensitive environments, especially DO NOT read PNGs from unknown sources with it!" statement in the master/README.md file
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00948 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pngwriter_project:pngwriter:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.0 | Vulnerable | Pngwriter Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:pngwriter_project:pngwriter:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·Pngwriter Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14047
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7vfh-4qhw-544r
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-14047 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-14047 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7vfh-4qhw-544r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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