CVE-2015-2158

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2015-01-28
CWE:
CWE-193->CWE-787
Bugzilla:
1198171: CVE-2015-2158 pngcrush: pngcrush_measure_idat() off-by-one error

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Off-by-one error in the pngcrush_measure_idat function in pngcrush.c in pngcrush before 1.7.84 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file.

Find out more about CVE-2015-2158 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of pngcrush as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 4.4
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 pngcrush Not affected

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