VDB
CVE-2020-27818
CVE-2020-27818
PUBLISHED
A flaw was found in the check_chunk_name() function of pngcheck-2.4.0. An attacker able to pass a malicious file to be processed by pngcheck could cause a temporary denial of service, posing a low risk to application availability.
EPSS 0.18% · 39.1th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.18%
39.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | pngcheck | 2.3.0-7, 0 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | pngcheck | 0, 2.3.0-7 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | pngcheck | 0, 2.3.0-7 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | pngcheck | 3.0.3-3, 0 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | pngcheck | 0, 3.0.3-3 |
Exploit Intelligence
- A repository of proof-of-concept files demonstrating disclosed and patched vulnerabilities in pngcheck (2.4.0 - 3.0.1), including CVE-2020-27818, CVE-2020-35511 and other vulns. (github-poc-repo)
- A repository of proof-of-concept files demonstrating disclosed and patched vulnerabilities in pngcheck (2.4.0 - 3.0.1), including CVE-2020-27818, CVE-2020-35511 and other vulns. (github-poc-repo)
- A repository of proof-of-concept files demonstrating disclosed and patched vulnerabilities in pngcheck (2.4.0 - 3.0.1), including CVE-2020-27818, CVE-2020-35511 and other vulns. (github-poc-repo)
- A repository of proof-of-concept files demonstrating disclosed and patched vulnerabilities in pngcheck (2.4.0 - 3.0.1), including CVE-2020-27818, CVE-2020-35511 and other vulns. (github-poc-repo)
- A repository of proof-of-concept files demonstrating disclosed and patched vulnerabilities in pngcheck (2.4.0 - 3.0.1), including CVE-2020-27818, CVE-2020-35511 and other vulns. (github-poc-repo)
- A repository of proof-of-concept files demonstrating disclosed and patched vulnerabilities in pngcheck (2.4.0 - 3.0.1), including CVE-2020-27818, CVE-2020-35511 and other vulns. (github-poc-repo)
- A repository of proof-of-concept files demonstrating disclosed and patched vulnerabilities in pngcheck (2.4.0 - 3.0.1), including CVE-2020-27818, CVE-2020-35511 and other vulns. (github-poc-repo)
- A repository of proof-of-concept files demonstrating disclosed and patched vulnerabilities in pngcheck (2.4.0 - 3.0.1), including CVE-2020-27818, CVE-2020-35511 and other vulns. (github-poc)
- A repository of proof-of-concept files demonstrating disclosed and patched vulnerabilities in pngcheck (2.4.0 - 3.0.1), including CVE-2020-27818, CVE-2020-35511 and other vulns. (github-poc)
- A repository of proof-of-concept files demonstrating disclosed and patched vulnerabilities in pngcheck (2.4.0 - 3.0.1), including CVE-2020-27818, CVE-2020-35511 and other vulns. (github-poc)
…and 11 more exploits
Timeline
- Dec 6, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27818 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1902011 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6182-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27818 third-party-advisory