High 8.8Published Jan 18, 2015

CVE-2015-0973Buffer 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 larg…

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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.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119, CWE-120
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

oracle solaris oracle:solaris	11.2	NVD
libpng libpng libpng:libpng	through 1.5.20; 1.6.0; 1.6.0; 1.6.1; 1.6.1; 1.6.2; 1.6.2; 1.6.3; and 22 more ranges	NVD
apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	through 10.11.3	NVD

References

References

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

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