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CVE-2015-0973

Date: January 18, 2015

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (11)

http://secunia.com/advisories/62725
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0973
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1
http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-0973

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CWE-120

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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