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CVE-2015-7981

Date: November 24, 2015

The png_convert_to_rfc1123 function in png.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.64, 1.2.x before 1.2.54, and 1.4.x before 1.4.17 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive process memory information via crafted tIME chunk data in an image file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Language: C

Severity Score

5.3

Related Resources (24)

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/26/3

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1430

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/26/1

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172620.html

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3399

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77304

Url: http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng10/1.0.64/

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00160.html

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172647.html

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172663.html

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7981

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2594.html

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-08

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7981

Url: http://sourceforge.net/p/libpng/bugs/241/

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2595.html

Url: http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng14/1.4.17/

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034393

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2815-1

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00033.html

Url: http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng12/1.2.54/

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-7981

Severity Score

5.3

Weakness Type (CWE)

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CWE-200

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.3
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE
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CVE-2015-7981

Date: November 24, 2015

Language: C

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CVSS v2

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