CVE-2012-4432 is a use-after-free vulnerability in OptiPNG Hg and versions 0.7.x before 0.7.3, specifically within the opngreduc.c component, potentially allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through unspecified vectors related to "palette reduction." With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, indicating a low attack complexity and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:optipng:optipng:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:optipng:optipng:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:optipng:optipng:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
hgCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:optipng:optipng:hg:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.