Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-14550 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 8.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
libpng
oracle
netapp
CWE-787
nessus

Summary

An issue has been found in third-party PNM decoding associated with libpng 1.6.35. It is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function get_token in pnm2png.c in pnm2png.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201908-02.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201908-02 (libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libpng. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted PNG file, could cause a Denial of Service condition. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id127560
    published2019-08-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/127560
    titleGLSA-201908-02 : libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201908-02.
    #
    # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
    # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
    # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(127560);
      script_version("1.2");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/06");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2018-14048", "CVE-2018-14550", "CVE-2019-7317");
      script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201908-02");
    
      script_name(english:"GLSA-201908-02 : libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
    patches."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201908-02
    (libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities)
    
        Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libpng. Please review
          the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
      
    Impact :
    
        A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted PNG
          file, could cause a Denial of Service condition.
      
    Workaround :
    
        There is no known workaround at this time."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-02"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "All libpng users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/libpng-1.6.37'"
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libpng");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/07/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/08/03");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/08/12");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("qpkg.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (qpkg_check(package:"media-libs/libpng", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.6.37"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.6.37"))) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = qpkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libpng");
    }
    
  • NASL familyHuawei Local Security Checks
    NASL idEULEROS_SA-2020-1078.NASL
    descriptionAccording to the version of the libpng package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability : - An issue has been found in third-party PNM decoding associated with libpng 1.6.35. It is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function get_token in pnm2png.c in pnm2png.(CVE-2018-14550) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id132832
    published2020-01-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132832
    titleEulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.5.0 : libpng (EulerOS-SA-2020-1078)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(132832);
      script_version("1.2");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/15");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2018-14550"
      );
    
      script_name(english:"EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.5.0 : libpng (EulerOS-SA-2020-1078)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 host is missing a security update.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "According to the version of the libpng package installed, the EulerOS
    Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected
    by the following vulnerability :
    
      - An issue has been found in third-party PNM decoding
        associated with libpng 1.6.35. It is a stack-based
        buffer overflow in the function get_token in pnm2png.c
        in pnm2png.(CVE-2018-14550)
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues.");
      # https://developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2020-1078
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9731286d");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Update the affected libpng package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2020/01/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2020/01/13");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:huawei:euleros:libpng");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:huawei:euleros:uvp:3.0.5.0");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"Huawei Local Security Checks");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/EulerOS/release", "Host/EulerOS/rpm-list", "Host/EulerOS/uvp_version");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    
    release = get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^EulerOS") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "EulerOS");
    uvp = get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/uvp_version");
    if (uvp != "3.0.5.0") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.5.0");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "aarch64" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "EulerOS", cpu);
    if ("aarch64" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "aarch64", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    pkgs = ["libpng-1.6.34-6.h2.eulerosv2r8"];
    
    foreach (pkg in pkgs)
      if (rpm_check(release:"EulerOS-2.0", reference:pkg)) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
        extra      : rpm_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libpng");
    }
    
  • NASL familySlackware Local Security Checks
    NASL idSLACKWARE_SSA_2019-107-01.NASL
    descriptionNew libpng packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id124140
    published2019-04-18
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/124140
    titleSlackware 14.2 / current : libpng (SSA:2019-107-01)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Slackware Security Advisory 2019-107-01. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Slackware Linux, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(124140);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/23");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2018-14048", "CVE-2018-14550", "CVE-2019-7317");
      script_xref(name:"SSA", value:"2019-107-01");
    
      script_name(english:"Slackware 14.2 / current : libpng (SSA:2019-107-01)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in /var/log/packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Slackware host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "New libpng packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to
    fix security issues."
      );
      # http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2019&m=slackware-security.369646
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?faf7079d"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected libpng package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:libpng");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/07/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/04/17");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/04/18");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Slackware Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Slackware/release", "Host/Slackware/packages");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("slackware.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Slackware/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Slackware");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Slackware/packages")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Slackware", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", pkgname:"libpng", pkgver:"1.6.37", pkgarch:"i586", pkgnum:"1_slack14.2")) flag++;
    if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", arch:"x86_64", pkgname:"libpng", pkgver:"1.6.37", pkgarch:"x86_64", pkgnum:"1_slack14.2")) flag++;
    
    if (slackware_check(osver:"current", pkgname:"libpng", pkgver:"1.6.37", pkgarch:"i586", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
    if (slackware_check(osver:"current", arch:"x86_64", pkgname:"libpng", pkgver:"1.6.37", pkgarch:"x86_64", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:slackware_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyHuawei Local Security Checks
    NASL idEULEROS_SA-2020-1015.NASL
    descriptionAccording to the version of the libpng packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability : - An issue has been found in third-party PNM decoding associated with libpng 1.6.35. It is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function get_token in pnm2png.c in pnm2png.(CVE-2018-14550) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-05-03
    modified2020-01-02
    plugin id132608
    published2020-01-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132608
    titleEulerOS 2.0 SP8 : libpng (EulerOS-SA-2020-1015)