CVE-2015-0973
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Jan 18, 2015
- Updated
- Jun 9, 2025
- Reserved
- Jan 10, 2015
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.
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-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- 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
- 62725third-party-advisory
- http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/
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