CVE-2014-9495
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.5%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the png_combine_row function in libpng before 1.5.21 and 1.6.x before 1.6.16, when running on 64-bit systems, might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "very wide interlaced" PNG image.
How to fix CVE-2014-9495
To remediate CVE-2014-9495, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libpng1.6—upgrade to 1.6.16-1 or later
- Debian/texlive-bin—upgrade to 2014.20140926.35254-4 or later
Is CVE-2014-9495 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.6.16-1
- from 0, < 2014.20140926.35254-4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |