Buffer Overflow Affecting libpng-static package, versions <2:1.2.49-1.13.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.12% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-LIBPNGSTATIC-1692279
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed13 Nov 2015

Introduced: 13 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-8126  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 libpng-static to version 2:1.2.49-1.13.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2015-611.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpng-static package and not the libpng-static package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) png_set_PLTE and (2) png_get_PLTE functions in libpng before 1.0.64, 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.54, 1.3.x and 1.4.x before 1.4.17, 1.5.x before 1.5.24, and 1.6.x before 1.6.19 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a small bit-depth value in an IHDR (aka image header) chunk in a PNG image.

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