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.
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Advisories
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DLA-375-1 | libpng security update |
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DSA-3443-1 | libpng security update |
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USN-2861-1 | libpng vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T08:20:42.512Z
Reserved: 2015-12-10T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-8540

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-04-14T14:59:03.287
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-8540


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