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CVE-2015-8540
Published: Apr 14, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Integer underflow in the png_check_keyword function in pngwutil.c in libpng 0.90 through 0.99, 1.0.x before 1.0.66, 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.56, 1.3.x and 1.4.x before 1.4.19, and 1.5.x before 1.5.26 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a space character as a keyword in a PNG image, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng10/1.0.66/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-201611-08
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng15/1.5.26/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2016:1430
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
[oss-security] 20151210 CVE request - read underflow in libpng 1.2.55, 1.0.65, 1.4.18, and 1.5.25 (pngwutil.c)
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng14/1.4.19/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[oss-security] 20151211 Re: CVE request - read underflow in libpng 1.2.55, 1.0.65, 1.4.18, and 1.5.25 (pngwutil.c)
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[oss-security] 20151210 Re: CVE request - read underflow in libpng 1.2.55, 1.0.65, 1.4.18, and 1.5.25 (pngwutil.c)
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng12/1.2.56/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-3443
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://sourceforge.net/p/libpng/bugs/244/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
80592
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[oss-security] 20151217 Re: CVE request - read underflow in libpng 1.2.55, 1.0.65, 1.4.18, and 1.5.25 (pngwutil.c)
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
FEDORA-2015-3868cfa17b
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
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