CVE-2014-9495
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Jan 10, 2015
- Updated
- Jun 9, 2025
- Reserved
- Jan 3, 2015
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the png_combine_row function in libpng before 1.5.21 and 1.6.x before 1.6.16, when running on 64-bit systems, might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "very wide interlaced" PNG image.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- [oss-security] 20150103 Re: CVE Request: libpng 1.6.15 Heap Overflowmailing-list
- 71820vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
- [png-mng-announce] 20141222 libpng-1.5.21 and 1.6.16 are availablemailing-list
- [oss-security] 20150109 Re: CVE Request: libpng 1.6.15 Heap Overflowmailing-list
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- [oss-security] 20150110 Re: CVE Request: libpng 1.6.15 Heap Overflowmailing-list
- [png-mng-implement] 20141221 Re: libpng-1.5.21rc02 and 1.6.16rc02 are availablemailing-list
- 1031444vdb-entry
- 62725third-party-advisory
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