CVE-2014-9495

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    CVE-2014-9495

    Published: 10 Jan 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Heap-based buffer overflow in the png_combine_row function in libpng before 1.5.21 and 1.6.x before 1.6.16, when running on 64-bit systems, might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "very wide interlaced" PNG image.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/62725, https://support.apple.com/HT206167, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html, http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33172831/, http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/04/3, 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, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71820, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031444

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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