What is the severity of CVE-2016-10087?

CVE-2016-10087 has a medium severity level due to its potential to cause a NULL pointer dereference leading to application crashes.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10087?

To fix CVE-2016-10087, update libpng to version 1.0.67 or later for the 0.71 version branch, or to at least 1.2.57, 1.4.20, 1.5.28, or 1.6.27 for the respective branches.

Which versions of libpng are affected by CVE-2016-10087?

Versions of libpng prior to 1.0.67, 1.2.57, 1.4.20, 1.5.28, and 1.6.27 are affected by CVE-2016-10087.

Is CVE-2016-10087 exploitable remotely?

Yes, CVE-2016-10087 can be exploited remotely by attackers through the loading of specially crafted PNG files, causing application failures.

What platforms are impacted by CVE-2016-10087?

CVE-2016-10087 affects systems using vulnerable versions of the libpng library across various platforms including Linux distributions.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-10087

high

7.5

CWE

476

30/1/2017

20/4/2025

CVE-2016-10087: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Mon Jan 30 2017(Updated: )

Last updated 24 July 2024

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
debian/libpng1.6		1.6.37-3 1.6.39-2 1.6.43-5 1.6.44-1
libp2p	=0.8
libp2p	=0.71
libp2p	=0.81
libp2p	=0.82
libp2p	=0.85
libp2p	=0.86
libp2p	=0.87
libp2p	=0.88
libp2p	=0.89
libp2p	=0.89c
libp2p	=0.90
libp2p	=0.95
libp2p	=0.96
libp2p	=0.97
libp2p	=0.98
libp2p	=0.99
libp2p	=0.99a
libp2p	=0.99b
libp2p	=0.99c
libp2p	=0.99d
libp2p	=0.99e
libp2p	=0.99f
libp2p	=0.99g
libp2p	=0.99h
libp2p	=1.00
libp2p	=1.0.0
libp2p	=1.0.0a
libp2p	=1.0.0b
libp2p	=1.0.1
libp2p	=1.0.1a
libp2p	=1.0.1b
libp2p	=1.0.1c
libp2p	=1.0.1d
libp2p	=1.0.1e
libp2p	=1.0.2
libp2p	=1.0.2a
libp2p	=1.0.3
libp2p	=1.0.3a
libp2p	=1.0.3b
libp2p	=1.0.3d
libp2p	=1.0.4
libp2p	=1.0.4a
libp2p	=1.0.4b
libp2p	=1.0.4c
libp2p	=1.0.4d
libp2p	=1.0.4e
libp2p	=1.0.4f
libp2p	=1.0.5
libp2p	=1.0.5a
libp2p	=1.0.5b
libp2p	=1.0.5c
libp2p	=1.0.5d
libp2p	=1.0.5e
libp2p	=1.0.5f
libp2p	=1.0.5g
libp2p	=1.0.5h
libp2p	=1.0.5i
libp2p	=1.0.5j
libp2p	=1.0.5k
libp2p	=1.0.5l
libp2p	=1.0.5m
libp2p	=1.0.5n
libp2p	=1.0.5o
libp2p	=1.0.5p
libp2p	=1.0.5q
libp2p	=1.0.5r
libp2p	=1.0.5s
libp2p	=1.0.5t
libp2p	=1.0.5u
libp2p	=1.0.5v
libp2p	=1.0.6
libp2p	=1.0.6d
libp2p	=1.0.6e
libp2p	=1.0.6f
libp2p	=1.0.6g
libp2p	=1.0.6h
libp2p	=1.0.6i
libp2p	=1.0.6j
libp2p	=1.0.7
libp2p	=1.0.8
libp2p	=1.0.9
libp2p	=1.0.10
libp2p	=1.0.11
libp2p	=1.0.12
libp2p	=1.0.13
libp2p	=1.0.14
libp2p	=1.0.15
libp2p	=1.0.16
libp2p	=1.0.17
libp2p	=1.0.18
libp2p	=1.0.19
libp2p	=1.0.20
libp2p	=1.0.21
libp2p	=1.0.22
libp2p	=1.0.23
libp2p	=1.0.24
libp2p	=1.0.25
libp2p	=1.0.26
libp2p	=1.0.27
libp2p	=1.0.28
libp2p	=1.0.29
libp2p	=1.0.30
libp2p	=1.0.31
libp2p	=1.0.32
libp2p	=1.0.33
libp2p	=1.0.34
libp2p	=1.0.35
libp2p	=1.0.37
libp2p	=1.0.38
libp2p	=1.0.39
libp2p	=1.0.40
libp2p	=1.0.41
libp2p	=1.0.42
libp2p	=1.0.43
libp2p	=1.0.44
libp2p	=1.0.45
libp2p	=1.0.46
libp2p	=1.0.47
libp2p	=1.0.48
libp2p	=1.0.50
libp2p	=1.0.51
libp2p	=1.0.52
libp2p	=1.0.53
libp2p	=1.0.54
libp2p	=1.0.55
libp2p	=1.0.56
libp2p	=1.0.57
libp2p	=1.0.58
libp2p	=1.0.59
libp2p	=1.0.60
libp2p	=1.0.61
libp2p	=1.0.62
libp2p	=1.0.63
libp2p	=1.0.64
libp2p	=1.0.65
libp2p	=1.0.66
libp2p	=1.2.0
libp2p	=1.2.1
libp2p	=1.2.3
libp2p	=1.2.4
libp2p	=1.2.6
libp2p	=1.2.8
libp2p	=1.2.10
libp2p	=1.2.12
libp2p	=1.2.13
libp2p	=1.2.14
libp2p	=1.2.16
libp2p	=1.2.18
libp2p	=1.2.20
libp2p	=1.2.21
libp2p	=1.2.22
libp2p	=1.2.24
libp2p	=1.2.25
libp2p	=1.2.26
libp2p	=1.2.27
libp2p	=1.2.29
libp2p	=1.2.32
libp2p	=1.2.33
libp2p	=1.2.35
libp2p	=1.2.37
libp2p	=1.2.38
libp2p	=1.2.39
libp2p	=1.2.41
libp2p	=1.2.42
libp2p	=1.2.44
libp2p	=1.2.45
libp2p	=1.2.46
libp2p	=1.2.47
libp2p	=1.2.50
libp2p	=1.2.51
libp2p	=1.2.52
libp2p	=1.2.53
libp2p	=1.2.54
libp2p	=1.2.55
libp2p	=1.2.56
libp2p	=1.4.0
libp2p	=1.4.1
libp2p	=1.4.2
libp2p	=1.4.3
libp2p	=1.4.4
libp2p	=1.4.5
libp2p	=1.4.6
libp2p	=1.4.7
libp2p	=1.4.8
libp2p	=1.4.9
libp2p	=1.4.10
libp2p	=1.4.11
libp2p	=1.4.12
libp2p	=1.4.13
libp2p	=1.4.14
libp2p	=1.4.15
libp2p	=1.4.16
libp2p	=1.4.17
libp2p	=1.4.18
libp2p	=1.4.19
libp2p	=1.5.0
libp2p	=1.5.1
libp2p	=1.5.2
libp2p	=1.5.3
libp2p	=1.5.4
libp2p	=1.5.5
libp2p	=1.5.6
libp2p	=1.5.7
libp2p	=1.5.8
libp2p	=1.5.9
libp2p	=1.5.10
libp2p	=1.5.11
libp2p	=1.5.12
libp2p	=1.5.13
libp2p	=1.5.14
libp2p	=1.5.15
libp2p	=1.5.16
libp2p	=1.5.17
libp2p	=1.5.18
libp2p	=1.5.19
libp2p	=1.5.20
libp2p	=1.5.21
libp2p	=1.5.22
libp2p	=1.5.23
libp2p	=1.5.24
libp2p	=1.5.25
libp2p	=1.5.26
libp2p	=1.5.27
libp2p	=1.6.0
libp2p	=1.6.1
libp2p	=1.6.2
libp2p	=1.6.3
libp2p	=1.6.4
libp2p	=1.6.5
libp2p	=1.6.6
libp2p	=1.6.7
libp2p	=1.6.8
libp2p	=1.6.9
libp2p	=1.6.10
libp2p	=1.6.11
libp2p	=1.6.12
libp2p	=1.6.13
libp2p	=1.6.14
libp2p	=1.6.15
libp2p	=1.6.16
libp2p	=1.6.17
libp2p	=1.6.18
libp2p	=1.6.19
libp2p	=1.6.20
libp2p	=1.6.21
libp2p	=1.6.22
libp2p	=1.6.23
libp2p	=1.6.24
libp2p	=1.6.25
libp2p	=1.6.26
	=0.8
	=0.71
	=0.81
	=0.82
	=0.85
	=0.86
	=0.87
	=0.88
	=0.89
	=0.89c
	=0.90
	=0.95
	=0.96
	=0.97
	=0.98
	=0.99
	=0.99a
	=0.99b
	=0.99c
	=0.99d
	=0.99e
	=0.99f
	=0.99g
	=0.99h
	=1.00
	=1.0.0
	=1.0.0a
	=1.0.0b
	=1.0.1
	=1.0.1a
	=1.0.1b
	=1.0.1c
	=1.0.1d
	=1.0.1e
	=1.0.2
	=1.0.2a
	=1.0.3
	=1.0.3a
	=1.0.3b
	=1.0.3d
	=1.0.4
	=1.0.4a
	=1.0.4b
	=1.0.4c
	=1.0.4d
	=1.0.4e
	=1.0.4f
	=1.0.5
	=1.0.5a
	=1.0.5b
	=1.0.5c
	=1.0.5d
	=1.0.5e
	=1.0.5f
	=1.0.5g
	=1.0.5h
	=1.0.5i
	=1.0.5j
	=1.0.5k
	=1.0.5l
	=1.0.5m
	=1.0.5n
	=1.0.5o
	=1.0.5p
	=1.0.5q
	=1.0.5r
	=1.0.5s
	=1.0.5t
	=1.0.5u
	=1.0.5v
	=1.0.6
	=1.0.6d
	=1.0.6e
	=1.0.6f
	=1.0.6g
	=1.0.6h
	=1.0.6i
	=1.0.6j
	=1.0.7
	=1.0.8
	=1.0.9
	=1.0.10
	=1.0.11
	=1.0.12
	=1.0.13
	=1.0.14
	=1.0.15
	=1.0.16
	=1.0.17
	=1.0.18
	=1.0.19
	=1.0.20
	=1.0.21
	=1.0.22
	=1.0.23
	=1.0.24
	=1.0.25
	=1.0.26
	=1.0.27
	=1.0.28
	=1.0.29
	=1.0.30
	=1.0.31
	=1.0.32
	=1.0.33
	=1.0.34
	=1.0.35
	=1.0.37
	=1.0.38
	=1.0.39
	=1.0.40
	=1.0.41
	=1.0.42
	=1.0.43
	=1.0.44
	=1.0.45
	=1.0.46
	=1.0.47
	=1.0.48
	=1.0.50
	=1.0.51
	=1.0.52
	=1.0.53
	=1.0.54
	=1.0.55
	=1.0.56
	=1.0.57
	=1.0.58
	=1.0.59
	=1.0.60
	=1.0.61
	=1.0.62
	=1.0.63
	=1.0.64
	=1.0.65
	=1.0.66
	=1.2.0
	=1.2.1
	=1.2.3
	=1.2.4
	=1.2.6
	=1.2.8
	=1.2.10
	=1.2.12
	=1.2.13
	=1.2.14
	=1.2.16
	=1.2.18
	=1.2.20
	=1.2.21
	=1.2.22
	=1.2.24
	=1.2.25
	=1.2.26
	=1.2.27
	=1.2.29
	=1.2.32
	=1.2.33
	=1.2.35
	=1.2.37
	=1.2.38
	=1.2.39
	=1.2.41
	=1.2.42
	=1.2.44
	=1.2.45
	=1.2.46
	=1.2.47
	=1.2.50
	=1.2.51
	=1.2.52
	=1.2.53
	=1.2.54
	=1.2.55
	=1.2.56
	=1.4.0
	=1.4.1
	=1.4.2
	=1.4.3
	=1.4.4
	=1.4.5
	=1.4.6
	=1.4.7
	=1.4.8
	=1.4.9
	=1.4.10
	=1.4.11
	=1.4.12
	=1.4.13
	=1.4.14
	=1.4.15
	=1.4.16
	=1.4.17
	=1.4.18
	=1.4.19
	=1.5.0
	=1.5.1
	=1.5.2
	=1.5.3
	=1.5.4
	=1.5.5
	=1.5.6
	=1.5.7
	=1.5.8
	=1.5.9
	=1.5.10
	=1.5.11
	=1.5.12
	=1.5.13
	=1.5.14
	=1.5.15
	=1.5.16
	=1.5.17
	=1.5.18
	=1.5.19
	=1.5.20
	=1.5.21
	=1.5.22
	=1.5.23
	=1.5.24
	=1.5.25
	=1.5.26
	=1.5.27
	=1.6.0
	=1.6.1
	=1.6.2
	=1.6.3
	=1.6.4
	=1.6.5
	=1.6.6
	=1.6.7
	=1.6.8
	=1.6.9
	=1.6.10
	=1.6.11
	=1.6.12
	=1.6.13
	=1.6.14
	=1.6.15
	=1.6.16
	=1.6.17
	=1.6.18
	=1.6.19
	=1.6.20
	=1.6.21
	=1.6.22
	=1.6.23
	=1.6.24
	=1.6.25
	=1.6.26

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What is the severity of CVE-2016-10087?
CVE-2016-10087 has a medium severity level due to its potential to cause a NULL pointer dereference leading to application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10087?
To fix CVE-2016-10087, update libpng to version 1.0.67 or later for the 0.71 version branch, or to at least 1.2.57, 1.4.20, 1.5.28, or 1.6.27 for the respective branches.
Which versions of libpng are affected by CVE-2016-10087?
Versions of libpng prior to 1.0.67, 1.2.57, 1.4.20, 1.5.28, and 1.6.27 are affected by CVE-2016-10087.
Is CVE-2016-10087 exploitable remotely?
Yes, CVE-2016-10087 can be exploited remotely by attackers through the loading of specially crafted PNG files, causing application failures.
What platforms are impacted by CVE-2016-10087?
CVE-2016-10087 affects systems using vulnerable versions of the libpng library across various platforms including Linux distributions.

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version/libp2p/1.0.28
version/libp2p/1.0.29
version/libp2p/1.0.30
version/libp2p/1.0.31
version/libp2p/1.0.32
version/libp2p/1.0.33
version/libp2p/1.0.34
version/libp2p/1.0.35
version/libp2p/1.0.37
version/libp2p/1.0.38
version/libp2p/1.0.39
version/libp2p/1.0.40
version/libp2p/1.0.41
version/libp2p/1.0.42
version/libp2p/1.0.43
version/libp2p/1.0.44
version/libp2p/1.0.45
version/libp2p/1.0.46
version/libp2p/1.0.47
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