CVE-2016-10087
The png_set_text_2 function in libpng 0.71 before 1.0.67, 1.2.x before 1.2.57, 1.4.x before 1.4.20, 1.5.x before 1.5.28, and 1.6.x before 1.6.27 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a NULL pointer dereference vectors involving loading a text…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The png_set_text_2 function in libpng 0.71 before 1.0.67, 1.2.x before 1.2.57, 1.4.x before 1.4.20, 1.5.x before 1.5.28, and 1.6.x before 1.6.27 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a NULL pointer dereference vectors involving loading a text chunk into a png structure, removing the text, and then adding another text chunk to the structure.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.13% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- libpng/libpng
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/29/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/30/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95157Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-74
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3712-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3712-2/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/29/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/30/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95157Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-74
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3712-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3712-2/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.