Heap-based buffer overflow in libpng - CVE-2014-9495

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing data within 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. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the affected application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2014-9495

External References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/62725
• http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33172831/
• http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/04/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71820
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031444
• https://support.apple.com/HT206167

Related Security Bulletins

• Heap-based buffer overflow in libpng
• SUSE Linux update for libpng16
• Heap-based buffer overflow in libpng (Alpine package)
• Gentoo update for libpng
• Fedora EPEL 6 update for libpng10
• Fedora 21 update for libpng10
• Fedora 22 update for libpng10