CVE-2015-7981
The png_convert_to_rfc1123 function in png.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.64, 1.2.x before 1.2.54, and 1.4.x before 1.4.17 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive process memory information via
02 Description
The png_convert_to_rfc1123 function in png.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.64, 1.2.x before 1.2.54, and 1.4.x before 1.4.17 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive process memory information via
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 6.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 93.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-11-24 20:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 08:06Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-10-26
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 35c4e2bdfd490de2806eb60bcb3502f9d2e12130878aff26952238407f303636
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com77304http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77304
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20151026 CVE Requests for read out of bound in libpnghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/26/1
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:2136http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00160.html
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng10/1.0.64/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-ec2ddd15d7http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172647.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201611-08https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-08
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20151026 Re: CVE Requests for read out of bound in libpnghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/26/3
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-501493d853http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172663.html
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng12/1.2.54/
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2016:1430https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1430
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-1d87313b7chttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172620.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-3399http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3399
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:2595http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2595.html
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng14/1.4.17/
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- www.securitytracker.com1034393http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034393
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/p/libpng/bugs/241/
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:2099http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00033.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2815-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2815-1
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:2594http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2594.html
07 Fixed in
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libpng Fixed in 1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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