#VU32378 Buffer overflow in libpng - CVE-2015-8126
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32378
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
libpng
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: libpng
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
libpng: 1.0.0 - 1.0.63, 1.2.0 - 1.2.53, 1.4.0 - 1.4.16, 1.5.0 - 1.5.23, 1.6.0 - 1.6.18
External links
https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html
https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172324.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172620.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172647.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172663.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172769.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172797.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172823.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177344.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177382.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174905.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174936.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175073.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00033.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00034.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00038.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00041.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00042.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00043.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00044.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00045.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00047.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00048.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00014.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00015.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00018.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00028.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00159.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00160.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00062.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00063.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00028.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00029.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00030.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2594.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2595.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2596.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0055.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0056.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0057.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3399
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3507
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/12/2
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77568
https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034142
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2815-1
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1430
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=560291
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10148
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-08
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
