CVE-2015-0973

critical

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.

References

https://support.apple.com/HT206167

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html

http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/

http://secunia.com/advisories/62725

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-01-18

Updated: 2016-10-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical