Buffer overflow in the png_read_IDAT_data function in pngrutil.c in libpng...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in the png_read_IDAT_data function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.5.21 and 1.6.x before 1.6.16 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via IDAT data with a large width, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9495.
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References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
- http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62725
- http://tfpwn.com/files/libpng_heap_overflow_1.6.15.txt
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0005/
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