CVE-2019-17371

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—

6.5

gif2png 2.5.13 has a memory leak in the writefile function.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 49.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 9, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/307
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/307#issuecomment-544779431
cve@mitrehttps://gitlab.com/esr/gif2png/issues/8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/307
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/issues/307#issuecomment-544779431
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/esr/gif2png/issues/8

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:16 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-27 13:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-17371?

CVE-2019-17371 is a medium vulnerability published on October 9, 2019. gif2png 2.5.13 has a memory leak in the writefile function.

When was CVE-2019-17371 disclosed?

CVE-2019-17371 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 9, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2019-17371 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-17371 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 49.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-17371?

CVE-2019-17371 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2019-17371?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-17371, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2019-17371

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