cute_png v1.05 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the cp_load_png_mem() function at cute_png.h.
Priority HIGH 69CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
cute_png v1.05 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the cp_load_png_mem() function at cute_png.h.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00423 36th 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
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-46258
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mw5-5xxw-vv7j
References
Exploit 2
Advisory 3
- https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/cute_headers/cute_png/heapof-r1-cp_load_png_mem-cute_png-1105c15
- https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/cute_headers/cute_png/heapof-r1-cp_load_png_mem-cute_png-1105c15/vulDescription.md
- https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/cute_headers/cute_png/heapof-r1-cp_load_png_mem-cute_png-1105c15/vulDescription.assets/image-20240527231514578.png
More Randygaul Cute Png vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-30917 cute_png v1.05 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the cp_chunk() function at cute_png.h. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-30916 cute_png v1.05 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the cp_stored() function at cute_png.h. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-30915 cute_png v1.05 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the cp_block() function at cute_png.h. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-30914 cute_png v1.05 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the cp_find() function at cute_png.h. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-30913 cute_png v1.05 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the cp_dynamic() function at cute_png.h. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-30912 cute_png v1.05 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the cp_make32() function at cute_png.h. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-46258 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-46258 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2mw5-5xxw-vv7j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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