CVE-2015-8126: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

November 13, 2015 (updated September 8, 2020)

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) png_set_PLTE and (2) png_get_PLTE functions in libpng allow 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.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8126

Code Behaviors & Features

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