USN-5236-1

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    USN-5236-1

    Published: 19 Jan 2022Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: A security issue was fixed in pngcrush

    Details: Brian Carpenter discovered that pngcrush incorrectly handled specially crafted file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5236-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7700

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pngcrush

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/pngcrush?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.7.85-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    1.7.85-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High