openSUSE-SU-2020:2198-1

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    openSUSE-SU-2020:2198-1

    Published: 7 Dec 2020Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-27818

    Summary: Security update for pngcheck

    Details: This update for pngcheck fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-27818: Fixed a global buffer overflow in check_chunk_name function via crafted pngfile (boo#1179528).

    References: https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/HPNGY4RQOIMXS6TTD3ACRQAMK2RAWPXG/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179528, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27818

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pngcheck

    Purl: pkg:rpm/opensuse/pngcheck&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.3.0-lp151.3.3.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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