8.8
HIGH
CVE-2015-0973
Libpng Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in the png_read_IDAT_data function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.5.21 and 1.6.x before 1.6.16 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via IDAT data with a large width, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9495.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 18, 2015, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 9, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-0973 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libpng libpng
1 Apple mac_os_x
1 Oracle solaris
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-0973.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62725 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/ Third Party Advisory
http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1 Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3 Exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62725 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/ Third Party Advisory
http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1 Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3 Exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-0973 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-0973 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jun. 09, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-120
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62725
    Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/
    Added Reference http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206167
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference CERT/CC https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.8:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.10:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.11:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.12:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.13:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.14:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.15:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.8:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.10:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.11:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.12:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.13:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.14:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.15:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1 Third Party Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/62725 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/62725 Third Party Advisory, Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/ No Types Assigned http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/ Third Party Advisory
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.8:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.10:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.11:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.12:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.13:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.14:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.15:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.8:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.10:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.11:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.12:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.13:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.14:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.15:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/62725 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/62725 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/ No Types Assigned http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/ Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.8:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.10:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.11:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.12:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.13:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.14:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.15:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.8:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.10:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.11:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.12:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.13:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.14:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.15:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206167 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206167
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 06, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62725
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.8:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.10:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.11:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.12:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.13:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.14:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.6.15:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt No Types Assigned http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3 Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-0973 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-0973 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.80 }} -0.73%

score

0.72870

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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