CVE-2024-41438

Exp

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

Published: 2024-07-30 Last update: 2025-09-04 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-41438 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.08%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-41438

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-41438

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-09-05 0.05% 0.08% +0.04%
2 2025-05-16 0.10% 0.05% -0.05%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.10% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-41438

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.2 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.5 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-41438

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-41438

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dbohdan hicolor 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:dbohdan:hicolor:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-41438

URL Tags
https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-r65280-cp_stored-cute_png-543c2 Product
https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-r65280-cp_stored-cute_png-543c2/vulDescription.assets/image-20240530184723547.png Product
https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-r65280-cp_stored-cute_png-543c2/vulDescription.assets/image-20240530184848743.png Product
https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-r65280-cp_stored-cute_png-543c2/vulDescription.assets/image-20240530185015780.png Product
https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-r65280-cp_stored-cute_png-543c2/vulDescription.md Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/tree/master/hicolor/heapof-r65280-cp_stored-cute_png-543c2/poc Product
https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/tree/master/hicolor/heapof-r65280-cp_stored-cute_png-543c2/poc/sample10.png Product
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