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CVE-2015-7981: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2015-0417UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7981
Published 24-11-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-7981 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 6.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.36%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 19 · Related 11
DLA-343-1DSA-3399-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10064-1RHSA-2015:2594RHSA-2015:2595RHSA-2016:0099

Timeline

  1. 24-11-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 6.36% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

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

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (sourceforge.net)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat7 products
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
Libpng1 product
  • libpng1.0.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.7 | 1.0.8 | 1.0.9 | 1.0.10 | 1.0.11 | 1.0.12 | 1.0.13 | 1.0.14 | 1.0.15 | 1.0.16 | 1.0.17 | 1.0.18 | 1.0.19 | 1.0.20 | 1.0.21 | 1.0.22 | 1.0.23 | 1.0.24 | 1.0.25 | 1.0.26 | 1.0.27 | 1.0.28 | 1.0.29 | 1.0.30 | 1.0.31 | 1.0.32 | 1.0.33 | 1.0.34 | 1.0.35 | 1.0.37 | 1.0.38 | 1.0.39 | 1.0.40 | 1.0.41 | 1.0.42 | 1.0.43 | 1.0.44 | 1.0.45 | 1.0.46 | 1.0.47 | 1.0.48 | 1.0.50 | 1.0.51 | 1.0.52 | 1.0.53 | 1.0.54 | 1.0.55 | 1.0.55:rc01 | 1.0.56 | 1.0.56:devel | 1.0.57 | 1.0.57:rc01 | 1.0.58 | 1.0.59 | 1.0.60 | 1.0.61 | 1.0.62 | 1.0.63 | 1.2.0 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.4 | 1.2.5 | 1.2.6 | 1.2.7 | 1.2.8 | 1.2.9 | 1.2.10 | 1.2.11 | 1.2.12 | 1.2.13 | 1.2.14 | 1.2.15 | 1.2.16 | 1.2.17 | 1.2.18 | 1.2.19 | 1.2.20 | 1.2.21 | 1.2.22 | 1.2.23 | 1.2.24 | 1.2.25 | 1.2.26 | 1.2.27 | 1.2.28 | 1.2.29 | 1.2.30 | 1.2.31 | 1.2.32 | 1.2.33 | 1.2.34 | 1.2.35 | 1.2.36 | 1.2.37 | 1.2.38 | 1.2.39 | 1.2.40 | 1.2.41 | 1.2.42 | 1.2.43 | 1.2.43:devel | 1.2.44 | 1.2.45 | 1.2.45:devel | 1.2.46 | 1.2.46:devel | 1.2.47 | 1.2.47:beta | 1.2.48 | 1.2.48:betas | 1.2.49 | 1.2.50 | 1.2.51 | 1.2.52 | 1.2.53 | 1.4.0 | 1.4.1 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.4.6 | 1.4.7 | 1.4.8 | 1.4.9 | 1.4.10 | 1.4.11 | 1.4.12 | 1.4.13 | 1.4.14 | 1.4.15 | 1.4.16
Mageia1 product
  • libpng12< 1.2.52-1.1.mga5
Ubuntu1 product
  • libpng< 1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.1

6 vendors · 12 products

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