CVE-2015-0973
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
18/01/2015
Last modified:
09/06/2025
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.20 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62725
- http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/
- http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62725
- http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/
- http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167



