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CVE-2013-6954

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  • Published2014-01-12
  • WeaknessCWE-476

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2014-01-1218:34CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

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Versions per branch

NVD
Libpng
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.6≤ 1.6.8no fix published
1.6= 1.6.0no fix published
1.6= 1.6.1no fix published
1.6= 1.6.2no fix published
1.6= 1.6.3no fix published
1.6= 1.6.4no fix published
1.6= 1.6.5no fix published
1.6= 1.6.6no fix published
1.6= 1.6.7no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • java-1_7_0-openjdkopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 1.7.0.121-1.1
  • java-1.6.0-ibmRed Hat:rhel_extras:6all versions · fixed in 1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6_5and 6 other packages
  • java-1.6.0-ibmRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::serverall versions · fixed in 1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5_10and 7 other packages
  • java-1.6.0-ibmRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::clientall versions · fixed in 1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5_10and 7 other packages
  • java-1.6.0-ibmRed Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6all versions · fixed in 1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6and 1 other package
  • java-1.6.0-ibmRed Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5all versions · fixed in 1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5and 1 other package
  • java-1.6.0-ibmRed Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el6all versions · fixed in 1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6and 1 other package
  • java-1.6.0-ibmRed Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el5all versions · fixed in 1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5and 1 other package

18 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2014-01-12
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-jqh6-vqxw-fcv3

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-6954?

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.

Is CVE-2013-6954 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2013-6954 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.7% on 2026-11-04, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-6954?

CVE-2013-6954 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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