CVE-2020-27818
A flaw was found in the check_chunk_name() function of pngcheck-2.4.0. An attacker able to pass a malicious file to be processed by pngcheck could cause a...
- Published
- Dec 8, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 67.0%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
A flaw was found in the check_chunk_name() function of pngcheck-2.4.0. An attacker able to pass a malicious file to be processed by pngcheck could cause a temporary denial of service, posing a low risk to application availability.
Sources
1A repository of proof-of-concept files demonstrating disclosed and patched vulnerabilities in pngcheck (2.4.0 - 3.0.1), including CVE-2020-27818, CVE-2020-35511 and other vulns.
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