CVE-2015-7801

high
Published 2016-04-20 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
9.3
VIR risk
8.8

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in OptiPNG 0.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7801

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
ubuntu ubuntu12.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu14.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu15.10affected
debian debianbookwormfixed0.7.5-1
debian debianbullseyefixed0.7.5-1
debian debianforkyfixed0.7.5-1
debian debiansidfixed0.7.5-1
debian debiantrixiefixed0.7.5-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
optipng_projectoptipng{"endIncluding":"0.6.4"}

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.