CVE-2015-8540

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 19
Modified
Published: 14 Apr 2016, 14:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 08:20

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.3 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
13.55% MEDIUM
14% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

14 Apr 2016, 14:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 08:20
Last Modified
Vulnerability 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

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 13.55%• Percentile: 94%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-189•Numeric Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    6.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    23

  • libpng•libpng

    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 | 1.2.54 | 1.2.55 | 1.1.1 | 1.00 | 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

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary

    5.0 | 6.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_hpc_node

    6.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_supplementary

    5.0 | 6.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary

    6.0

References (19)