CVE catalog
CVE-2015-8472
libpng1.6: CVE-2015-8472
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 6.05% · Oct 25, 2026
Buffer overflow in the png_set_PLTE function in libpng before 1.0.65, 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.55, 1.3.x, 1.4.x before 1.4.18, 1.5.x before 1.5.25, and 1.6.x before 1.6.20 allows 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8126.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libpng1.6 | sid | 1.6.59-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libpng1.6 | forky | 1.6.59-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libpng1.6 | trixie | 1.6.48-1+deb13u5 | fixed |
| Debian | libpng1.6 | trixie-security | 1.6.48-1+deb13u6 | fixed |
| Debian | libpng1.6 | bookworm | 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 | fixed |
| Debian | libpng1.6 | bookworm-security | 1.6.39-2+deb12u6 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libpng | 14.04 | 1.2.49-4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpng | 14.04 | 1.2.49-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpng | 14.04 | 1.2.50-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpng | 14.04 | 1.2.50-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpng | 14.04 | 1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpng | 14.04 | 1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libpng | 14.04 | 1.2.49-4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpng | 14.04 | 1.2.49-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpng | 14.04 | 1.2.50-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpng | 14.04 | 1.2.50-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpng | 14.04 | 1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpng | 14.04 | 1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libpng1.6 | source | sid | 1.6.20-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [807112] |
| Debian | libpng1.6 | source | forky | 1.6.20-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [807112] |
| Debian | libpng1.6 | source | trixie | 1.6.20-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [807112] |
| Debian | libpng1.6 | source | bookworm | 1.6.20-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [807112] |
| Ubuntu | libpng | deb | 14.04 | 1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8472 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libpng | deb | 14.04 | 1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.2 | Not reported | USN-2861-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libpng16-16]Unknown
Source package: [libpng1.6]
Details (4)
1.6.39-2+deb12u5· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
1.6.39-2+deb12u5· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
1.6.39-2+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
1.6.39-2+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- [libpng-dev]Unknown
Source package: [libpng1.6]
Details (4)
1.6.39-2+deb12u5· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
1.6.39-2+deb12u5· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
1.6.39-2+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
1.6.39-2+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- [libpng-tools]Unknown
Source package: [libpng1.6]
Details (4)
1.6.39-2+deb12u5· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
1.6.39-2+deb12u5· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
1.6.39-2+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
1.6.39-2+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libpng16-16t64]Unknown
Source package: [libpng1.6]
Details (5)
1.6.48-1+deb13u5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
1.6.48-1+deb13u5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
1.6.48-1+deb13u5· amd64 · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
1.6.48-1+deb13u5· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
1.6.48-1+deb13u6· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
- [libpng-dev]Unknown
Source package: [libpng1.6]
Details (5)
1.6.48-1+deb13u5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
1.6.48-1+deb13u5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
1.6.48-1+deb13u5· amd64 · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
1.6.48-1+deb13u5· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
1.6.48-1+deb13u6· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
- [libpng-tools]Unknown
Source package: [libpng1.6]
Details (5)
1.6.48-1+deb13u5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
1.6.48-1+deb13u5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
1.6.48-1+deb13u5· amd64 · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
1.6.48-1+deb13u5· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
1.6.48-1+deb13u6· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.6.20-1dsa · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2015_2595.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8472]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-375-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3443-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8472]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-2861-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8472]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2015/cve-2015-8472.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-0915.json]
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