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CVE-2015-8126: Buffer Overflow

First published: Thu Nov 12 2015(Updated: )

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in functions png_get_PLTE/png_set_PLTE, allowing remote attackers to cause DoS to application or have unspecified other impact. These functions failed to check for an out-of-range palette when reading or writing PNG files with a bit_depth less than 8. Some applications might read the bit depth from the IHDR chunk and allocate memory for a 2^N entry palette, while libpng can return a palette with up to 256 entries even when the bit depth is less than 8. Affected versions of libpng are before 1.0.64, 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.54, 1.3.x and 1.4.x before 1.4.17, 1.5.x before 1.5.24, and 1.6.x before 1.6.19. Upstream patches: <a href="https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/commit/81f44665cce4cb1373f049a76f3904e981b7a766">https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/commit/81f44665cce4cb1373f049a76f3904e981b7a766</a> <a href="https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/commit/a901eb3ce6087e0afeef988247f1a1aa208cb54d">https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/commit/a901eb3ce6087e0afeef988247f1a1aa208cb54d</a> <a href="https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/commit/1bef8e97995c33123665582e57d3ed40b57d5978">https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/commit/1bef8e97995c33123665582e57d3ed40b57d5978</a> <a href="https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/commit/83f4c735c88e7f451541c1528d8043c31ba3b466">https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/commit/83f4c735c88e7f451541c1528d8043c31ba3b466</a> <a href="https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/commit/9f2ad4928e47036cf1ac9b8fe45a491f15be2324">https://github.com/glennrp/libpng/commit/9f2ad4928e47036cf1ac9b8fe45a491f15be2324</a> CVE assignment: <a href="http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/264">http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/264</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/java<1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.95-1jpp.1.el5_11
1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.95-1jpp.1.el5_11
redhat/java<1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.111-1jpp.3.el5_11
1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.111-1jpp.3.el5_11
redhat/java<1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.71-1jpp.1.el6_7
1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.71-1jpp.1.el6_7
redhat/java<1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.95-1jpp.1.el6_7
1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.95-1jpp.1.el6_7
redhat/java<1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.111-1jpp.3.el6_7
1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.111-1jpp.3.el6_7
redhat/java<1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.71-1jpp.1.el7
1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.71-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.95-1jpp.2.el7
1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.95-1jpp.2.el7
redhat/java<1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.111-1jpp.1.el7
1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.111-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.9.30-1jpp.1.el5
1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.9.30-1jpp.1.el5
redhat/java<1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el5
1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el5
redhat/libpng<2:1.2.49-2.el6_7
2:1.2.49-2.el6_7
redhat/java<1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7
redhat/java<1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el6_7
1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el6_7
redhat/libpng12<0:1.2.50-7.el7_2
0:1.2.50-7.el7_2
redhat/libpng<2:1.5.13-7.el7_2
2:1.5.13-7.el7_2
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.2.10-1jpp.1.el7
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.2.10-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.9.40-1jpp.1.el5
1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.9.40-1jpp.1.el5
redhat/java<1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.40-1jpp.1.el6_7
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.40-1jpp.1.el6_7
redhat/spacewalk-java<0:2.0.2-109.el6
0:2.0.2-109.el6
redhat/spacewalk-java<0:2.3.8-146.el6
0:2.3.8-146.el6
libp2p<1.0.64
libp2p>=1.1.1<1.2.54
libp2p>=1.3.0<1.4.17
libp2p>=1.5.0<1.5.24
libp2p>=1.6.0<1.6.19
Red Hat Fedora=21
Red Hat Fedora=22
Red Hat Fedora=23
SUSE Linux=42.1
openSUSE=13.1
openSUSE=13.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=11-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=11-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=12-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=12-sp1
Debian Linux=7.0
Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Linux=9.0
Red Hat Satellite=5.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=6.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=7.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=7.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=7.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=7.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=7.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0
Red Hat Satellite=5.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=5.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=6.0
Oracle Java SE 7=1.6.0-update105
Oracle Java SE 7=1.7.0-update91
Oracle Java SE 7=1.8.0-update65
Oracle Java SE 7=1.8.0-update66
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update105
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update91
Oracle JRE=1.8.0-update65
Oracle JRE=1.8.0-update66
Oracle Linux=6
Oracle Linux=7
Oracle Solaris and Zettabyte File System (ZFS)=11.3
Apple iOS and macOS<10.11.4
Ubuntu=12.04
Ubuntu=14.04
Ubuntu=15.04
Ubuntu=15.10

Remedy

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=560291

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2015-8126?

    CVE-2015-8126 has a moderate severity level due to its potential to cause denial of service and unspecified impacts.

  • How do I fix CVE-2015-8126?

    To fix CVE-2015-8126, update affected software packages to the remedied versions specified in the vulnerability advisory.

  • What software is affected by CVE-2015-8126?

    CVE-2015-8126 affects various versions of the Java SDK and libpng across multiple operating systems.

  • Can CVE-2015-8126 lead to remote attacks?

    Yes, CVE-2015-8126 allows remote attackers to exploit buffer overflow vulnerabilities, potentially leading to crashes.

  • What is a buffer overflow in the context of CVE-2015-8126?

    In the context of CVE-2015-8126, a buffer overflow occurs when the png_get_PLTE and png_set_PLTE functions do not check for out-of-range palette data, which can lead to application instability.

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