CVE-2014-9495

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 4.1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the png_combine_row function in libpng before 1.5.21 and 1.6.x before 1.6.16, when running on 64-bit systems, might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "very wide interlaced" PNG image.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
41
EG Risk 41/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation4% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
4.1%
EPSS %ILE
90th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

January 10, 2015

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated May 7, 2026
Patch available.
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71820
generic

oss-security - Re: CVE Request: libpng 1.6.15 Heap Overflow

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3
generic

oss-security - Re: CVE Request: libpng 1.6.15 Heap Overflow

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1
generic

oss-security - Re: CVE Request: libpng 1.6.15 Heap Overflow

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/04/3
generic

[png-mng-announce] libpng-1.5.21 and 1.6.16 are available | PNG and MNG/JNG image formats: home site

http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/
generic

Re: [png-mng-implement] libpng-1.5.21rc02 and 1.6.16rc02 are available | PNG and MNG/JNG image formats: home site

http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33172831/
generic

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/62725

Affected Packages

(8 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libpng1.6—
  • every version up to 1.6.16-1: fixed in 1.6.16-1
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texlive-bin—
  • every version up to 2014.20140926.35254-4: fixed in 2014.20140926.35254-4
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Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libpng1.6—
  • every version up to 1.6.16-1: fixed in 1.6.16-1
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texlive-bin—
  • every version up to 2014.20140926.35254-4: fixed in 2014.20140926.35254-4
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Debian:13(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libpng1.6—
  • every version up to 1.6.16-1: fixed in 1.6.16-1
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texlive-bin—
  • every version up to 2014.20140926.35254-4: fixed in 2014.20140926.35254-4
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Debian:14(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libpng1.6—
  • every version up to 1.6.16-1: fixed in 1.6.16-1
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texlive-bin—
  • every version up to 2014.20140926.35254-4: fixed in 2014.20140926.35254-4
—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2014-9495?
CVE-2014-9495 is a high vulnerability published on January 10, 2015. Heap-based buffer overflow in the pngcombinerow function in libpng before 1.5.21 and 1.6.x before 1.6.16, when running on 64-bit systems, might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "very wide interlaced" PNG image.
When was CVE-2014-9495 disclosed?
CVE-2014-9495 was first published on January 10, 2015, with the most recent update on May 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2014-9495 actively exploited?
CVE-2014-9495 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (90th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-9495?
CVE-2014-9495 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2014-9495?
A fix for CVE-2014-9495 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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