FKIE_CVE-2015-0973

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-01-18 18:59 - Updated: 2025-06-09 16:15
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
cret@cert.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
cret@cert.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62725Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
cret@cert.orghttp://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/Third Party Advisory
cret@cert.orghttp://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txtExploit
cret@cert.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cret@cert.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3Exploit
cret@cert.orghttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlThird Party Advisory
cret@cert.orghttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/
cret@cert.orghttps://support.apple.com/HT206167Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62725Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txtExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT206167Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
oracle solaris 11.2
libpng libpng *
libpng libpng 1.6.0
libpng libpng 1.6.0
libpng libpng 1.6.1
libpng libpng 1.6.1
libpng libpng 1.6.2
libpng libpng 1.6.2
libpng libpng 1.6.3
libpng libpng 1.6.3
libpng libpng 1.6.4
libpng libpng 1.6.4
libpng libpng 1.6.5
libpng libpng 1.6.6
libpng libpng 1.6.7
libpng libpng 1.6.7
libpng libpng 1.6.8
libpng libpng 1.6.8
libpng libpng 1.6.9
libpng libpng 1.6.9
libpng libpng 1.6.10
libpng libpng 1.6.10
libpng libpng 1.6.11
libpng libpng 1.6.11
libpng libpng 1.6.12
libpng libpng 1.6.13
libpng libpng 1.6.13
libpng libpng 1.6.14
libpng libpng 1.6.14
libpng libpng 1.6.15
libpng libpng 1.6.15
apple mac_os_x *
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