SUSE-SU-2016:0050-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:0050-1

    Published: 7 Jan 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8126
    Aliases:
    CVE-2015-8126

    Summary: Security update for libpng12

    Details: This update fixes the following security issue * CVE-2015-8126 Multiple buffer overflows in the png_set_PLTE and png_get_PLTE functions allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact [bsc#954980]

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160050-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/954980, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8126

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libpng12

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/libpng12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.50-13.1

    Affected versions

    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