CVE-2019-17371
libpng 1.6.37 has memory leaks in png_malloc_warn and png_create_info_struct.
gif2png 2.5.13 has a memory leak in the writefile function.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
gif2png 2.5.13 has a memory leak in the writefile function.
- Record
CVE-2019-17371- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
gif2png 2.5.13 has a memory leak in the writefile function.
- Record
CVE-2019-17371- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7778 No score
gif2png 2.5.13 has a memory leak in the writefile function.
- Record
EUVD-2019-7778- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7m3p-hh8m-pwmh
libpng 1.6.37 has memory leaks in png_malloc_warn and png_create_info_struct.
libpng 1.6.37 has memory leaks in png_malloc_warn and png_create_info_struct.
- Record
GHSA-7m3p-hh8m-pwmh- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-401, CWE-772
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
gif2png 2.5.13 has a memory leak in the writefile function.
- Record
CVE-2019-17371- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-17371
gif2png 2.5.13 has a memory leak in the writefile function.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17371- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libpngUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.49-4ubuntu11.2.49-5ubuntu11.2.50-1ubuntu11.2.50-1ubuntu21.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.1 Show 4 moreShow less1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.21.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.31.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3+esm11.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3+esm2 |
None known |
libpngUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.51-0ubuntu31.2.54-11.2.54-1ubuntu11.2.54-1ubuntu1.11.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm11.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm21.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm3 |
None known |
gif2pngUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.5.8-1 |
None known |
gif2pngUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.5.8-1build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-17371 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Gif2png Project Gif2png, published October 9, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.74%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.