Information Exposure Affecting libpng package, versions <1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.23% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-LIBPNG-294278
  • published24 Nov 2015
  • disclosed24 Nov 2015

Introduced: 24 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-7981  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 libpng to version 1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpng package and not the libpng package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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