CVE catalog
CVE-2015-8540
Security update for libpng12
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 6.48% · Oct 25, 2026
Integer underflow in the png_check_keyword function in pngwutil.c in libpng 0.90 through 0.99, 1.0.x before 1.0.66, 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.56, 1.3.x and 1.4.x before 1.4.19, and 1.5.x before 1.5.26 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a space character as a keyword in a PNG image, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Suse | libpng15 | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 1.5.22-9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng15 | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp2 | 1.5.22-9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng15 | linux enterprise server for raspberry pi 12 sp2 | 1.5.22-9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng15 | linux enterprise server 12 sp1 | 1.5.22-9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng15 | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 1.5.22-9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng15 | linux enterprise server 12 sp2 | 1.5.22-9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng15 | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp2 | 1.5.22-9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng12-0 | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4 | 1.2.31-5.43.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng12-0 | linux enterprise server 11 sp4 | 1.2.31-5.43.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng12-0 | linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4 | 1.2.31-5.43.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng12 | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 1.2.50-19.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng12 | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp2 | 1.2.50-19.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng12 | linux enterprise server for raspberry pi 12 sp2 | 1.2.50-19.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng12 | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp1 | 1.2.50-19.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng12 | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp2 | 1.2.50-19.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng12 | linux enterprise server 12 sp1 | 1.2.50-19.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng12 | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 1.2.50-19.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng12 | linux enterprise server 12 sp2 | 1.2.50-19.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libpng12 | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp2 | 1.2.50-19.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | libpng | deb | 14.04 | 1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8540 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng15 | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 1.5.22-9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0950-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng15 | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp2 | 1.5.22-9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0950-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng15 | rpm | linux enterprise server for raspberry pi 12 sp2 | 1.5.22-9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0950-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng15 | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp1 | 1.5.22-9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0950-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng15 | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 1.5.22-9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0950-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng15 | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp2 | 1.5.22-9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0950-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng15 | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp2 | 1.5.22-9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0950-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng12-0 | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4 | 1.2.31-5.43.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0901-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng12-0 | rpm | linux enterprise server 11 sp4 | 1.2.31-5.43.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0901-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng12-0 | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4 | 1.2.31-5.43.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0901-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng12 | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 1.2.50-19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0860-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng12 | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp2 | 1.2.50-19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0860-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng12 | rpm | linux enterprise server for raspberry pi 12 sp2 | 1.2.50-19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0860-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng12 | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp1 | 1.2.50-19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0860-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng12 | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp2 | 1.2.50-19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0860-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng12 | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp1 | 1.2.50-19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0860-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng12 | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 1.2.50-19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0860-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng12 | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp2 | 1.2.50-19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0860-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libpng12 | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp2 | 1.2.50-19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0860-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2017_0860-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:0860-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:0901-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:0950-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8540]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2015/cve-2015-8540.json]
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