CVE-2015-0973

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119 CWE-120

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62725Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/Third Party Advisory
http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txtExploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3Exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/
https://support.apple.com/HT206167Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62725Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/Third Party Advisory
http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txtExploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3Exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/
https://support.apple.com/HT206167Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 18, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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