Description
An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. An invalid memory address occurs in the function adv_png_unfilter_8 in lib/png.c. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2332Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J23C6QSTJMQ467KAI6QG54AE4MZRLPQV/
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/invalid-memory-access-in-adv_png_unfilter_8-advancecomp/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/advancemame/bugs/272/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2332Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J23C6QSTJMQ467KAI6QG54AE4MZRLPQV/
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/invalid-memory-access-in-adv_png_unfilter_8-advancecomp/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/advancemame/bugs/272/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 17, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified