CVE-2015-8540
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CVE-2015-8540 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 6.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary | 5.0 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary | 6.0 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Hpc Node | 6.0 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary | 5.0 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary | 6.0 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary | 6.0 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.0 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.1 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.2 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.3 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.4 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.5 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.6 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.7 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.8 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.9 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.10 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.11 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.12 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.13 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.14 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.15 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.16 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.17 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.18 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.19 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.20 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.21 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.22 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.23 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.24 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.25 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.26 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.27 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.28 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.29 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.30 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.31 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.32 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.33 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.34 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.35 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.36 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.37 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.38 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.39 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.40 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.41 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.42 | — |
| Libpng | Libpng | 1.2.43 | — |
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