An issue has been found in libpng 1.6.34.
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue has been found in libpng 1.6.34. It is a SEGV in the function png_free_data in png.c, related to the recommended error handling for png_read_image.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03212 88th 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 · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.34 | Vulnerable | pnggroup |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update201:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 update201 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update191:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.0 update191 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update181:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.0 update181 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0.0 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update201:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 update201 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update191:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.0 update191 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update181:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.0 update181 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0.0 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.34 Vulnerable ·pnggroup
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update201:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update201 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update191:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 update191 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update181:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 update181 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update201:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update201 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update191:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 update191 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update181:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 update181 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Virtualization 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14048
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-64xj-5wfx-5pjg
References
Exploit 2
Sources
- CVE-2018-14048 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-14048 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-64xj-5wfx-5pjg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-14048 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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