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CentOS Update for libpng CESA-2015:2594 centos6

🗓️ 10 Dec 2015 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AGType 
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CentOS Update for libpng CESA-2015:2594 centos6. Check the version of libpng. The libpng packages contain a library of functions for creating and manipulating PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format files. It was discovered that the png_get_PLTE() and png_set_PLTE() functions of libpng did not correctly calculate the maximum palette sizes for bit depths of less than 8, which could lead to a buffer overflow or out-of-bounds reads. An array-indexing error was discovered in the png_convert_to_rfc1123() function of libpng

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882335");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-12-10 06:35:42 +0100 (Thu, 10 Dec 2015)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-7981", "CVE-2015-8126", "CVE-2015-8472");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2017-11-04 01:29:00 +0000 (Sat, 04 Nov 2017)");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_name("CentOS Update for libpng CESA-2015:2594 centos6");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Check the version of libpng");
  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The libpng packages contain a library of
functions for creating and manipulating PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image
format files.

It was discovered that the png_get_PLTE() and png_set_PLTE() functions of
libpng did not correctly calculate the maximum palette sizes for bit depths
of less than 8. In case an application tried to use these functions in
combination with properly calculated palette sizes, this could lead to a
buffer overflow or out-of-bounds reads. An attacker could exploit this to
cause a crash or potentially execute arbitrary code by tricking an
unsuspecting user into processing a specially crafted PNG image. However,
the exact impact is dependent on the application using the library.
(CVE-2015-8126, CVE-2015-8472)

An array-indexing error was discovered in the png_convert_to_rfc1123()
function of libpng. An attacker could possibly use this flaw to cause an
out-of-bounds read by tricking an unsuspecting user into processing a
specially crafted PNG image. (CVE-2015-7981)

All libpng users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to correct these issues.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"libpng on CentOS 6");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2015:2594");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2015-December/021517.html");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS6");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "CentOS6")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libpng", rpm:"libpng~1.2.49~2.el6_7", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libpng-devel", rpm:"libpng-devel~1.2.49~2.el6_7", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libpng-static", rpm:"libpng-static~1.2.49~2.el6_7", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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24 Apr 2026 00:00Current
6.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.9
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 37.3
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