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CVE-2015-8540

Published: Apr 14, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
9.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
5.4 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V3
7.6 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8540
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/189.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementaryRedhat5.0 (including)5.0 (including)
Enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementaryRedhat6.0 (including)6.0 (including)
Enterprise_linux_hpc_nodeRedhat6.0 (including)6.0 (including)
Enterprise_linux_server_supplementaryRedhat5.0 (including)5.0 (including)
Enterprise_linux_server_supplementaryRedhat6.0 (including)6.0 (including)
Enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementaryRedhat6.0 (including)6.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryRedHatjava-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.9.30-1jpp.1.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryRedHatjava-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryRedHatjava-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryRedHatjava-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el6_7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryRedHatjava-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7*
Red Hat Satellite 5.6RedHatjava-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.9.40-1jpp.1.el5*
Red Hat Satellite 5.6RedHatjava-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.40-1jpp.1.el6_7*
Red Hat Satellite 5.6RedHatspacewalk-java-0:2.0.2-109.el5sat*
Red Hat Satellite 5.7RedHatjava-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.40-1jpp.1.el6_7*
Red Hat Satellite 5.7RedHatspacewalk-java-0:2.3.8-146.el6sat*
LibpngUbuntudevel*
LibpngUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
LibpngUbuntuprecise*
LibpngUbuntutrusty*
LibpngUbuntutrusty/esm*
LibpngUbuntuupstream*
LibpngUbuntuvivid*
LibpngUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
LibpngUbuntuvivid/ubuntu-core*
LibpngUbuntuwily*

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