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CVE-2024-41439: hicolor · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects hicolorSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Jul 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubhelson-s/hicolorpkg:github/helson-s/hicolorOther threatsAffected
  • =0.5.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

  1. Avoid processing PNG files from untrusted or unauthenticated sources until a patch is available.
  2. Implement strict input validation and sandboxing for applications that handle PNG images to contain potential crashes.
  3. Monitor application logs and system stability for signs of crashes or abnormal behavior related to image processing.
  4. Employ application whitelisting and restrict execution of unknown or suspicious files.
  5. If possible, replace or update the hicolor library to a version without this vulnerability once released.
  6. Use network-level controls to block or quarantine suspicious image files in email gateways or file transfer systems.
  7. Educate users about the risks of opening unexpected or unsolicited image files.
  8. Consider deploying runtime protection tools that can detect and mitigate heap buffer overflows dynamically.

Description

A heap buffer overflow in the function cp_block() (/vendor/cute_png.h) of hicolor v0.5.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PNG file.

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