5.5

CVE-2015-7802: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-7802DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7802
Published 20-04-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-7802 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.56%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
MGASA-2016-0135USN-2951-1

Timeline

  1. 20-04-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

gifread.c in gif2png, as used in OptiPNG before 0.7.6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory read) via a crafted GIF file.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

75%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.56% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • optipng< 0.7.6-1
Optipng_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • optipng< 0.6.4-1ubuntu0.14.04.1

4 vendors · 4 products

References

8 links