CVE-2015-2158
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
7.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2158
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://sourceforge.net/p/pmt/news/2015/02/pngcrush-1784-released/
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198171
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/01/1
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| pngcrush_project | pngcrush | {"endIncluding":"1.7.83"} | |
References
CWEs
CWE-189
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.