CVE-2015-8472

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Nov 3, 2026

Buffer overflow in the png_set_PLTE function in libpng before 1.0.65, 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.55, 1.3.x, 1.4.x before 1.4.18, 1.5.x before 1.5.25, and 1.6.x before 1.6.20 allows 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8126.

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Affected products

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Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.

Evidence coverage

SSVC priority

MEDIUM

Confidence

Not available

Aliases

None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

1. APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5 ↗
2. support.apple.com ↗
3. openSUSE-SU-2016:0272 ↗
4. openSUSE-SU-2016:0279 ↗
5. sourceforge.net ↗
6. sourceforge.net ↗
7. www.oracle.com ↗
8. RHSA-2016:1430 ↗
9. sourceforge.net ↗
10. RHSA-2015:2595 ↗
11. RHSA-2015:2596 ↗
12. www.oracle.com ↗

Record history

Published Jan 21, 2016 · Last refreshed Nov 3, 2026