CVE-2014-0333: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

February 27, 2014 (updated March 26, 2014)

The png_push_read_chunk function in pngpread.c in the progressive decoder in libpng allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an IDAT chunk with a length of zero.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0333

Code Behaviors & Features

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