Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) png_set_PLTE and (2) png_get_PLTE functions in libpng 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 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a small bit-depth value in an IHDR (aka image header) chunk in a PNG image.
CVE-2015-8126
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 7.5 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 10.3% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 7.5HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 7.5(low)
- EG Risk
- 54(Track)EG Risk 54/100SSVC: Track
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 computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 10%
- EPSS %ILE
- 95%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 13, 2015
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (112)
- cve@mitrehttp://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172324.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172620.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172647.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172663.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172769.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172797.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172823.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177344.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177382.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174905.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174936.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175073.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00033.html
Patch Availability(12)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libpng12-0 (1.2.46-3ubuntu4.1) @ precise | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | spacewalk-java-0:2.3.8-146.el6sat | 2016-07-18 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.2.10-1jpp.1.el7 | 2016-02-02 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.9.30-1jpp.1.el5 | 2016-02-02 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7 | 2016-02-02 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el6_7 | 2016-02-02 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.95-1jpp.2.el7 | 2016-01-21 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.111-1jpp.1.el7 | 2016-01-21 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.71-1jpp.1.el7 | 2016-01-21 | redhat |
| redhat | libpng-2:1.2.49-2.el6_7 | 2015-12-09 | redhat |
| redhat | libpng-2:1.5.13-7.el7_2 | 2015-12-09 | redhat |
| redhat | libpng12-0:1.2.50-7.el7_2 | 2015-12-09 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:6.0(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libpng | 1.2.44-1, 1.2.44-1+squeeze1, 1.2.44-1+squeeze2, 1.2.44-1+squeeze3, 1.2.44-1+squeeze4 | 1.2.44-1+squeeze5 | — |
| openjdk-6 | 6b18-1.8.10-0+squeeze1 ... 6b37-1.13.9-1~deb6u1 (107 versions) | 6b38-1.13.10-1~deb6u1 | — |
Debian:8(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| chromium-browser | 41.0.2272.118-1 ... 48.0.2564.82-2 (39 versions) | 49.0.2623.75-1~deb8u1 | — |
| libpng | 1.2.50-2 | 1.2.50-2+deb8u1 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libpng | 1.2.49-1 | 1.2.49-1+deb7u1 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
(13)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2015-81262025-03-14
Multiple buffer overflows in libpng allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service
- Red HatRHSA-2015:2594MODERATE2015-11-12
RHSA-2015:2594 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2015:2595MODERATE2015-11-12
RHSA-2015:2595 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2015:2596MODERATE2015-11-12
RHSA-2015:2596 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:0055MODERATE2015-11-12
RHSA-2016:0055 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:0056MODERATE2015-11-12
RHSA-2016:0056 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:0057MODERATE2015-11-12
RHSA-2016:0057 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:0098MODERATE2015-11-12
RHSA-2016:0098 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:0099MODERATE2015-11-12
RHSA-2016:0099 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:0100MODERATE2015-11-12
RHSA-2016:0100 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:0101MODERATE2015-11-12
RHSA-2016:0101 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1430MODERATE2015-11-12
RHSA-2016:1430 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-2815-1MEDIUM
libpng vulnerabilities
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