cute_png v1.05 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the cp_load_png_mem() function at cute_png.h.

published 2024-10-01 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-41799

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits: 0; none known

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-10-30)

Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/cute_headers/cute_png/heapof-r1-cp_load_png_mem-cute_png-1105c15/poc referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
github.com https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/cute_headers/cute_png/heapof-r1-cp_load_png_mem-cute_png-1105c15/poc/sample2.png referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

cute_png cute_png

Classification

Weakness

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-46258
NVD CVE-2024-46258

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Summary