CVE-2015-7801

HIGH

OptiPNG < 0.6.4 - Use-After-Free via Crafted PNG File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in OptiPNG 0.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/16/1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264015
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2951-1

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0538
EPSS Percentile 91.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (4)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 15.10
optipng_project/optipng < 0.6.4
Published Apr 20, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026