9.3

CVE-2015-8540: debian debian_linux Numeric Errors

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2015-0489UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8540
Published 14-04-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-8540 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 6.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 8.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.48%
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 17 · Related 11
DLA-375-1DSA-3443-1RHSA-2016:0099RHSA-2016:0100RHSA-2016:0101RHSA-2016:1430

Timeline

  1. 14-04-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Integer underflow in the png_check_keyword function in pngwutil.c in libpng 0.90 through 0.99, 1.0.x before 1.0.66, 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.56, 1.3.x and 1.4.x before 1.4.19, and 1.5.x before 1.5.26 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a space character as a keyword in a PNG image, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

6.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 6.48% 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

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

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

Redhat4 products
Debian1 product
Fedoraproject1 product
Libpng1 product
  • libpng1.2.0 | 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 | 1.2.54 | 1.2.55 | 1.1.1 | 1.0.0 | 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 | 1.0.64 | 1.0.65 | 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 | 1.4.17 | 1.4.18 | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.5.0:beta | 1.5.1 | 1.5.1:beta | 1.5.2 | 1.5.2:beta | 1.5.3:beta | 1.5.4 | 1.5.4:beta | 1.5.5 | 1.5.5:beta | 1.5.6 | 1.5.6:beta | 1.5.7 | 1.5.7:beta | 1.5.8 | 1.5.8:beta | 1.5.9 | 1.5.9:beta | 1.5.10:beta | 1.5.11 | 1.5.11:beta | 1.5.12 | 1.5.13 | 1.5.13:beta | 1.5.14 | 1.5.15 | 1.5.16 | 1.5.17 | 1.5.18 | 1.5.19 | 1.5.20:beta | 1.5.21 | 1.5.22 | 1.5.23 | 1.5.24 | 1.5.25 | 1.3.0
Mageia1 product
  • libpng12< 1.2.56-1.mga5
Ubuntu1 product
  • libpng< 1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.2

6 vendors · 9 products

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