CVE-2015-8472

7.3 HIGH

Published: January 21, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in the png_set_PLTE function in libpng before 1.0.65, 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.55, 1.3.x, 1.4.x before 1.4.18, 1.5.x before 1.5.25, and 1.6.x before 1.6.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a small bit-depth value in an IHDR (aka image header) chunk in a PNG image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8126.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174905.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174936.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175073.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00038.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00041.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00042.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00043.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00044.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00045.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00047.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00048.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2594.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2595.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2596.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0055.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0056.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0057.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng10/1.0.65/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng12/1.2.55/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng14/1.4.18/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng15/1.5.25/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng16/1.6.20/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3443

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/03/6

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78624

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1430

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10148

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://support.apple.com/HT206167

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html