CVE-2015-7981

Public Exploit

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 crafted tIME chunk data in an image file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.79% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77304 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/26/1 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00160.html vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng10/1.0.64/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172647.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-08 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/26/3 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172663.html vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng12/1.2.54/ patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1430 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172620.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3399 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2595.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/libpng14/1.4.17/ exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034393 vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/p/libpng/bugs/241/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00033.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2815-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2594.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7981?
CVE-2015-7981 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7981?
To fix CVE-2015-7981, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-7981 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-7981 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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