CVE-2015-8472

libpng: Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in png_get_PLTE/png_set_PLTE functions

Published Jan 21, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.3 High EPSS 6.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-375-1 libpng security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-410-1 openjdk-6 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3443-1 libpng security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8354 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2861-1 libpng vulnerabilities
References
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174905.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174936.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175073.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00038.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00041.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00042.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00043.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00044.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00045.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00047.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00048.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2594.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2595.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2596.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0055.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0056.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0057.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng10/1.0.65/ cve-icon cve-icon
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng12/1.2.55/ cve-icon cve-icon
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng14/1.4.18/ cve-icon cve-icon
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng15/1.5.25/ cve-icon cve-icon
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng16/1.6.20/ cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3443 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/03/6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78624 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1430 cve-icon cve-icon
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10148 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8472 cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8472 cve-icon
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:20 AM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 21, 2016, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:34 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 12, 2015, 12:00 AM