Description
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.
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 ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libpng1.6 | 1.6.16-1 | — |
| Debian 14 | texlive-bin | 2014.20140926.35254-6 | — |
| Debian 13 | libpng1.6 | 1.6.16-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | texlive-bin | 2014.20140926.35254-6 | — |
| Debian 12 | libpng1.6 | 1.6.16-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | texlive-bin | 2014.20140926.35254-6 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2025-1424 libpng: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit Benutzerrechten BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 30, 2025
References
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5 vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
- [png-mng-announce] 20141222 libpng-1.5.21 and 1.6.16 are available mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20150109 Re: CVE Request: libpng 1.6.15 Heap Overflow mailing-list
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- [oss-security] 20150110 Re: CVE Request: libpng 1.6.15 Heap Overflow mailing-list
- 62725 third-party-advisory
- http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/