CVE-2015-8472

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    CVE-2015-8472

    Published: 21 Jan 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflow in the png_set_PLTE function in libpng before 1.0.65, 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.55, 1.3.x, 1.4.x before 1.4.18, 1.5.x before 1.5.25, and 1.6.x before 1.6.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a small bit-depth value in an IHDR (aka image header) chunk in a PNG image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8126.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2594.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2595.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2596.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0055.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0056.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0057.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3443, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1430, https://support.apple.com/HT206167, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174905.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174936.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175073.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00038.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00041.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00042.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00043.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00044.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00045.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00047.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00048.html, http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng10/1.0.65/, http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng12/1.2.55/, http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng14/1.4.18/, http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng15/1.5.25/, http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng16/1.6.20/, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/03/6, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78624, https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10148

    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