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High · 8.8 Public exploit CVE-2014-9495 EUVD-2014-9312GHSA-wpr3-pfv2-chjq

Heap-based buffer overflow in the png_combine_row function in libpng before 1.5.21 and 1.6.x before 1.6.16, when running on 64-bit systems,…

Published Jan 10, 2015 · Updated Jun 9, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

Package: libpng1.6 Package: texlive-bin Ecosystem: Debian

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the png_combine_row function in libpng before 1.5.21 and 1.6.x before 1.6.16, when running on 64-bit systems, might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "very wide interlaced" PNG image.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 libpng1.6 1.6.16-1 —
Debian 14 texlive-bin 2014.20140926.35254-4 —
Debian 13 libpng1.6 1.6.16-1 —
Debian 13 texlive-bin 2014.20140926.35254-4 —
Debian 12 libpng1.6 1.6.16-1 —
Debian 12 texlive-bin 2014.20140926.35254-4 —

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

  • Enessar/LibPNG_OSS-Fuzz ★ 1 · Oct 25, 2025

    Security research project on fuzzing libpng with OSS-Fuzz. Includes seed corpus analysis, custom read/write fuzzers, and a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2014-9495.

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