CVE-2013-6954
Detail
Modified After Enrichment This CVE record has been updated after NVD enrichment efforts were completed. Enrichment data supplied by the NVD may require amendment due to these changes.
Description
The png_do_expand_palette function in libpng before 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via (1) a PLTE chunk of zero bytes or (2) a NULL palette, related to pngrtran.c and pngset.c.
Evaluator Description
Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html
"CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference"
Metrics
CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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vector strings. CVSS information contributed by other sources is also
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
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URL
Source(s)
Tag(s)
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0075.html
CERT/CC, CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127947.html
CERT/CC, CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127952.html
CERT/CC, CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128098.html
CERT/CC, CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128099.html
CERT/CC, CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128114.html
CERT/CC, CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00071.html
CERT/CC, CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852886808946&w=2
CERT/CC, CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852974709252&w=2
CERT/CC, CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/58974
CERT/CC, CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/59058
CERT/CC, CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
CERT/CC, CVE
http://sourceforge.net/p/libpng/code/ci/1faa6ff32c648acfe3cf30a58d31d7aebc24968c
CERT/CC, CVE
Exploit
Patch
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng16/1.6.8/
CERT/CC, CVE
Patch
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21672080
CERT/CC, CVE
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676746
CERT/CC, CVE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/650142
CERT/CC, CVE
US Government Resource
http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
CERT/CC, CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:035
CERT/CC, CVE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html
CERT/CC, CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64493
CERT/CC, CVE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0413
CERT/CC, CVE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414
CERT/CC, CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045561
CERT/CC, CVE
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675973
CERT/CC, CVE
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
NVD-CWE-Other
Other
NIST
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
CISA-ADP
Change History
9 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CISA-ADP
6/16/2026 8:01:11 PM
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SSVC
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CVE Modified by CERT/CC
6/16/2026 8:01:11 PM
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Affected
[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}]
CVE Status Change
4/28/2026 9:13:23 PM
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CVE Modified by CISA-ADP
6/10/2025 10:15:22 AM
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CVSS V3.1
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE
CWE-476
CVE Modified by CVE
11/20/2024 9:00:02 PM
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Reference
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0075.html
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Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127947.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127952.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128098.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128099.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128114.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00071.html
Added
Reference
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852886808946&w=2
Added
Reference
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852886808946&w=2
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Reference
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852974709252&w=2
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Reference
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852974709252&w=2
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/58974
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/59058
Added
Reference
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
Added
Reference
http://sourceforge.net/p/libpng/code/ci/1faa6ff32c648acfe3cf30a58d31d7aebc24968c
Added
Reference
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng16/1.6.8/
Added
Reference
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21672080
Added
Reference
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676746
Added
Reference
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/650142
Added
Reference
http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
Added
Reference
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:035
Added
Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64493
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0413
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414
Added
Reference
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045561
Added
Reference
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675973
CVE Modified by CERT/CC
5/13/2024 11:04:59 PM
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CVE Modified by CERT/CC
1/04/2018 9:29:45 PM
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0413 [No Types Assigned]
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by CERT/CC
8/22/2016 10:06:33 PM
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Reference
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852886808946&w=2
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Reference
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852974709252&w=2
Initial CVE Analysis
1/13/2014 12:59:02 PM
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2013-6954 NVD
Published Date: 01/12/2014 NVD
Last Modified: 06/16/2026
Source: CERT/CC
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