CVE-2019-17178 is a memory leak vulnerability in the HuffmanTree_makeFromFrequencies function of LodePNG (through 2019-09-28), affecting products like FreeRDP and its derivatives. This flaw occurs because a realloc pointer is incorrectly reused for the return value, leading to memory exhaustion. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2019-09-28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lodev:lodepng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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