Buffer overflow in libpng - CVE-2015-0973
Published: January 18, 2015 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32450
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0973
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Affected software
libpng
libpng (Alpine package)
libpng10
Fedora
SUSE Linux
libpng (Alpine package)
libpng10
Fedora
SUSE Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2015-0973
Install update from vendor's website.
libpng - update to 1.5.21
libpng (Alpine package) - update to 1.5.21-r0
libpng10 - addressed in versions 1.0.63-1.el6, 1.0.63-1.fc21, 1.0.63-1.fc22
libpng (Alpine package) - update to 1.5.21-r0
libpng10 - addressed in versions 1.0.63-1.el6, 1.0.63-1.fc21, 1.0.63-1.fc22
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/33173461/
- http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt
- 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
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167