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High 7.5Published Nov 13, 2015

CVE-2015-8126Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) png_set_PLTE and (2) png_get_PLTE functions in libpng before 1.0.64, 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.54, 1.3.x and 1.4.x before 1.4.17, 1.5.x before 1.5.24, and 1.6.x…

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Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) png_set_PLTE and (2) png_get_PLTE functions in libpng before 1.0.64, 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.54, 1.3.x and 1.4.x before 1.4.17, 1.5.x before 1.5.24, and 1.6.x before 1.6.19 allow 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.

CVSS
7.5 HIGH (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
Not given
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
mitre
NVD analysis
Modified
Record last updated
Oct 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 14, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
libpng libpng
libpng:libpng
before 1.0.64; from 1.1.1 before 1.2.54; from 1.3.0 before 1.4.17; from 1.5.0 before 1.5.24; from 1.6.0 before 1.6.19
NVD
fedoraproject fedora
fedoraproject:fedora
21; 22; 23
NVD
opensuse leap
opensuse:leap
42.1
NVD
opensuse opensuse
opensuse:opensuse
13.1; 13.2
NVD
suse linux_enterprise_desktop
suse:linux_enterprise_desktop
11; 11; 12; 12
NVD
suse linux_enterprise_server
suse:linux_enterprise_server
12; 12
NVD
debian debian_linux
debian:debian_linux
7.0; 8.0; 9.0
NVD
redhat satellite
redhat:satellite
5.7; 5.6
NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop
6.0; 7.0
NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_eus
redhat:enterprise_linux_eus
6.7; 7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 7.6; 7.7
NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server
redhat:enterprise_linux_server
6.0; 7.0
NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus
7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.6; 7.7
NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus
redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus
7.2; 7.3; 7.6; 7.7
NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation
6.0; 7.0
NVD
oracle jdk
oracle:jdk
1.6.0; 1.7.0; 1.8.0; 1.8.0
NVD
oracle jre
oracle:jre
1.6.0; 1.7.0; 1.8.0; 1.8.0
NVD
oracle linux
oracle:linux
6; 7
NVD
oracle solaris
oracle:solaris
11.3
NVD
apple mac_os_x
apple:mac_os_x
before 10.11.4
NVD
canonical ubuntu_linux
canonical:ubuntu_linux
12.04; 14.04; 15.04; 15.10
NVD

References

  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-apple, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse
  • x-refsource-confirm
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse
  • vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-fedora, third-party-advisory
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-fedora, third-party-advisory
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-gentoo
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-debian
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-fedora, third-party-advisory
  • vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack
  • x-refsource-confirm
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-fedora, third-party-advisory
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-debian
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-fedora, third-party-advisory
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-fedora, third-party-advisory
  • third-party-advisory
  • third-party-advisory
  • third-party-advisory
  • third-party-advisory
  • third-party-advisory
  • third-party-advisory
  • third-party-advisory
  • mailing-list, third-party-advisory
  • mailing-list, third-party-advisory
  • mailing-list, third-party-advisory
  • mailing-list, third-party-advisory
  • mailing-list, third-party-advisory
  • mailing-list, third-party-advisory
  • mailing-list, third-party-advisory
  • mailing-list, third-party-advisory

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