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CVE-2015-0973

Buffer overflow in the png_read_IDAT_data function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.5.21 and 1.6.x before 1.6.16 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via IDAT data with a large width, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9495.

Published

2015-01-18T18:59:03.020

Last Modified

2025-06-09T16:15:24.780

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119
Type: Secondary
CWE-120

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	oracle	solaris	11.2	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
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	≤ 10.11.3	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/62725 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/ ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62725 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)