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CVE-2015-2158

high

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.

References

https://sourceforge.net/p/pmt/news/2015/02/pngcrush-1784-released/

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198171

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72830

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/01/1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-10-06

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00551