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CVE-2015-0973 json

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 a…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-0981

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.1%
EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • libpng1.6 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.6.16-1
  • texlive-bin Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2014.20140926.35254-6

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0973

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-0973 updated cvss 6.8

libpng: Heap-buffer overflow png_combine_row() with very wide interlaced images

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libpng Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libpng Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libpng
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

4.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • tfpwn.com http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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