CVE-2015-8540

libpng: underflow read in png_check_keyword()

Published Apr 14, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 6.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
Integer underflow in the png_check_keyword function in pngwutil.c in libpng 0.90 through 0.99, 1.0.x before 1.0.66, 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.56, 1.3.x and 1.4.x before 1.4.19, and 1.5.x before 1.5.26 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a space character as a keyword in a PNG image, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-375-1 libpng security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3443-1 libpng security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2861-1 libpng vulnerabilities
History
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.15422}

epss

{'score': 0.17054}