CVE-2015-0973

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-0973
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-01-18 18:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-120 | n/a | CWE-120 CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.0 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.0 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.1 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.1 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.10 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.10 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.11 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.11 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.12 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.13 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.13 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.14 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.14 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.15 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.15 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.2 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.2 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.3 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.3 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.4 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.4 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.5 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.6 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.7 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.7 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.8 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.8 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.9 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.9 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng All All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: libpng 1.6.15 Heap Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - July 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: libpng 1.6.15 Heap Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
PNG and MNG/JNG image formats: home site / Mailing Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Third Party Advisory
tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tfpwn.com Exploit
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5 OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA62725 - SUSE update for libpng16 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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