CVE-2015-2158
pngcrush Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution
Description
Off-by-one error in the pngcrush_measure_idat function in pngcrush.c in pngcrush before 1.7.84 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 6, 2017, 3:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 1, 2017, 12:51 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-2158 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2015-2158.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/01/1 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72830 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198171 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceforge.net/p/pmt/news/2015/02/pngcrush-1784-released/ | Patch Third Party 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).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-2158 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-2158 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/pmt/news/2015/02/pngcrush-1784-released/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/pmt/news/2015/02/pngcrush-1784-released/ Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198171 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198171 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/01/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/01/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72830 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72830 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-189 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pngcrush_project:pngcrush:1.7.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-2158 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-2015-2158
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.72 }} 0.00%
score
0.79945
percentile