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    CVE-2015-0973

    Buffer overflow in the png_read_IDAT_data function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.5.21 and 1.6.x before 1.6.16 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via IDAT data with a large width, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9495.

    Published:Dec 22, 2014
    Last Modified:Jun 9, 2025
    EPS:Jan 18, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.02006
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X
    Vendor
    Libpng
    Product
    Libpng
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Solaris

    Exploits

    http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txthttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txthttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3

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    References

    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/62725
    http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/
    http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/
    https://support.apple.com/HT206167
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/62725
    http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/
    http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/
    https://support.apple.com/HT206167

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High