A global buffer overflow was discovered in pngcheck function in pngcheck-2.4.0(5 patches applied) via a crafted png file.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A global buffer overflow was discovered in pngcheck function in pngcheck-2.4.0(5 patches applied) via a     crafted png file. (CVE-2020-35511)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6182-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that pngcheck incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were     tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to     cause a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3238 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3238-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                         Tobias Frost     December 13, 2022                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : pngcheck     Version        : 3.0.3-1~deb10u2     CVE ID         : CVE-2020-35511     Debian Bugs    : 1021278

    Multiple security issues were discovered in pngcheck, a tool to verify the     integrity of PNG, JNG and MNG files, which could potentially result     in the execution of arbitrary code.

    CVE-2020-35511

        A global buffer overflow was discovered in pngcheck function in         pngcheck-2.4.0 (5 patches applied) via a crafted png file.


    For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version     3.0.3-1~deb10u2.

    We recommend that you upgrade your pngcheck packages.

    For the detailed security status of pngcheck please refer to its security     tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/pngcheck

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5300 advisory.

  - A global buffer overflow was discovered in pngcheck function in pngcheck-2.4.0(5 patches applied) via a     crafted png file. (CVE-2020-35511)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2022:10142-1 advisory.

  - A global buffer overflow was discovered in pngcheck function in pngcheck-2.4.0(5 patches applied) via a     crafted png file. (CVE-2020-35511)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
250742	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-35511	Nessus	Misc.	high
177471	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS : pngcheck vulnerabilities (USN-6182-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
168705	Debian dla-3238 : pngcheck - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
168643	Debian DSA-5300-1 : pngcheck - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
165922	openSUSE 15 Security Update : pngcheck (openSUSE-SU-2022:10142-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high

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