CVE-2015-7981
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5 · Information disclosure
5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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 crafted tIME chunk data in an image file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)7%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172620.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172647.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172663.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00033.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00160.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2594.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2595.html
- http://sourceforge.net/p/libpng/bugs/241/