5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-3857
PNG Segmentation Fault Vulnerability in libpng Denial of Service
Description

Rejected reason: Maintainer contacted. This is a false-positive. The flaw does not actually exist and was erroneously tested.

INFO

Published Date :

March 6, 2023, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2024, 4:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-3857 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-3857 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libpng libpng

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Dockerfile Shell

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 10, 2022, 10:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 33 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-3857 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
Google Warns: Dependency Scanners Often Misreport Vulnerabilities

The AutoVM team at Google has discovered that dependency scanning tools often mistakenly report vulnerabilities in software. These vulnerabilities may either pose no real security threat or require no ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 20, 2024 (2 months ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-3857 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A flaw was found in libpng 1.6.38. A crafted PNG image can lead to a segmentation fault and denial of service in png_setup_paeth_row() function. Rejected reason: Maintainer contacted. This is a false-positive. The flaw does not actually exist and was erroneously tested.
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://sourceforge.net/p/libpng/bugs/300/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230406-0004/
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-476
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-476
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Rejected by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230406-0004/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/libpng/bugs/300/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/libpng/bugs/300/ Issue Tracking
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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