# CVE-2018-14048: An issue has been found in libpng 1.6.34.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-07-13 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue has been found in libpng 1.6.34. It is a SEGV in the function png_free_data in png.c, related to the recommended error handling for png_read_image.

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## References

- https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/libpng
- https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/238
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/30
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152561/Slackware-Security-Advisory-libpng-Updates.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-02

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