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CVE-2014-9495

Heap-based buffer overflow in the png_combine_row function in libpng before 1.5.21 and 1.6.x before 1.6.16, when running on 64-bit systems, might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "very wide interlaced" PNG image.

Published

2015-01-10T19:59:00.047

Last Modified

2025-06-09T16:15:24.410

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119
Type: Secondary
CWE-122

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	≤ 10.11.3	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	≤ 1.5.20	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.0	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.0	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.1	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.1	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.2	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.2	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.3	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.3	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.4	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.4	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.5	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.6	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.7	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.7	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.8	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.8	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.9	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.9	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.10	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.10	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.11	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.11	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.12	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.13	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.13	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.14	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.14	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.15	Yes
Application	libpng	libpng	1.6.15	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/62725 ([email protected])
http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33172831/ ([email protected])
http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/ ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/04/3 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3 ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71820 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031444 ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62725 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33172831/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/04/3 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71820 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031444 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)