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CVE-2017-18215CRITICALCVSS 9.8

CVE-2017-18215

Published Mar 5, 2018·Updated Jun 16, 2026

NVD Description

xvpng.c in xv 3.10a has memory corruption (out-of-bounds write) when decoding PNG comment fields, leading to crashes or potentially code execution, because it uses an incorrect length value.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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