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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2015-8126Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: libpng · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2015-8126Unknown / EvaluatingHIGH (raw)CVSS 7.5CWE-120

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) png_set_PLTE and (2) png_get_PLTE functions in libpng before 1.0.64, 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.54, 1.3.x and 1.4.x before 1.4.17, 1.5.x before 1.5.24, and 1.6.x before 1.6.19 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.

Published: 13 Nov 2015•Last updated: 15 Oct 2026, 03:47 AM IST•Source identifier: cve@mitre.org
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance not available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
7.5HIGH (raw)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
10.3%0.103
Percentile96th
Weakness type
CWE-120
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) png_set_PLTE and (2) png_get_PLTE functions in libpng before 1.0.64, 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.54, 1.3.x and 1.4.x before 1.4.17, 1.5.x before 1.5.24, and 1.6.x before 1.6.19 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.

SOC priority

High

Actively exploited

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: SOC ecosystem technology relevance; HIGH severity; No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment

Affected Products & Remediation

20 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • libpng libpng · < 1.0.64; >= 1.1.1 < 1.2.54; >= 1.3.0 < 1.4.17; >= 1.5.0 < 1.5.24; >= 1.6.0 < 1.6.19 · NVD CPE · Source
  • fedoraproject fedora · 21; 22; 23 · NVD CPE · Source
  • opensuse leap · 42.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • opensuse opensuse · 13.1; 13.2 · NVD CPE · Source
  • suse linux enterprise desktop · 11; 12 · NVD CPE · Source
  • suse linux enterprise server · 12 · NVD CPE · Source
  • debian debian linux · 7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat satellite · 5.7 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop · 6.0; 7.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux eus · 6.7; 7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 7.6; 7.7 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux server · 6.0; 7.0; aus 7.2; aus 7.3; aus 7.4; aus 7.6; aus 7.7; tus 7.2; tus 7.3; tus 7.6; tus 7.7 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux server aus · 7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.6; 7.7 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux server tus · 7.2; 7.3; 7.6; 7.7 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux workstation · 6.0; 7.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle jdk · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle jre · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle linux · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle solaris · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • apple mac os x · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • canonical ubuntu linux · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
NVD applicability prerequisites: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. These are conditions, not proof that an environment is exposed or unaffected.
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

No rule-based guidance for this vulnerability class

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
cve@mitre.org
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

2 public sources
code.google.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2015-8126
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2015-8126
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2015-8126"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
Open KQL Library

Correlated briefings

— No published briefing references this CVE

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