{"cve":"CVE-2024-41440","nvd":{"published":"2024-07-30T19:15:11.210","modified":"2026-06-17T07:47:43.127","status":"Analyzed","description":"A heap buffer overflow in the function png_quantize() of hicolor v0.5.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PNG file.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":6.2},"cwes":["CWE-122"],"references":["https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-w1-png_quantize-cli-220c32","https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-w1-png_quantize-cli-220c32/poc","https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-w1-png_quantize-cli-220c32/poc/sample18.png","https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-w1-png_quantize-cli-220c32/vulDescription.assets/image-20240530225208577.png","https://github.com/Helson-S/FuzzyTesting/blob/master/hicolor/heapof-w1-png_quantize-cli-220c32/vulDescription.md"],"products":["dbohdan:hicolor"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:53:51.317825789+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-41440","score":0.00761,"percentile":0.55344,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}