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CVE-2015-8126 — Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) png_set_PLTE and (2) png_get_PLTE functions in libpng before...

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 Nov 13, 2015 · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, GitHub Security Advisories · CNA: mitre

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.
How the score was calculated
  • EPSS 10.3% (30-day exploitation probability)+14
  • Technical severity (high)+6

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation
Not confirmed
Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.
EPSS FIRST
10.34%
ahead of 96% of scored CVEs · Oct 15, 2026
Affects
Apple
Mac Os X and 19 more
CVSS base
7.5
High · 1 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation
None
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
No
can an attacker script the kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Partial
partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

  • Documented patch — code.google.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Apple Mac Os X, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux…).
  2. The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
  3. Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
  4. EPSS ahead of 96% of scored CVEs: prioritize it in the patch queue.
  5. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
Apple Mac Os X < 10.11.4 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Canonical Ubuntu Linux version 12.04version 14.04version 15.04version 15.10 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Debian Debian Linux version 7.0version 8.0version 9.0 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Fedoraproject Fedora version 22version 23version 21 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Libpng Libpng ≥ 1.6.0 and < 1.6.19≥ 1.5.0 and < 1.5.24≥ 1.3.0 and < 1.4.17≥ 1.1.1 and < 1.2.54< 1.0.64 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Opensuse Leap version 42.1 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Opensuse Opensuse version 13.1version 13.2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Oracle Jdk version 1.6.0-update105version 1.7.0-update91version 1.8.0-update65version 1.8.0-update66 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Oracle Jre version 1.6.0-update105version 1.7.0-update91version 1.8.0-update65version 1.8.0-update66 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Oracle Linux version 7version 6 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Oracle Solaris version 11.3 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 6.0version 7.0 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus version 6.7version 7.2version 7.7version 7.6version 7.5version 7.4version 7.3 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server version 7.0version 6.0 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus version 7.3version 7.7version 7.6version 7.4version 7.2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus version 7.7version 7.6version 7.3version 7.2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation version 7.0version 6.0 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Red Hat Satellite version 5.6version 5.7 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop version 12-sp1version 12version 11-sp4version 11-sp3 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 12-sp1version 12 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
7.5 CVSS 2.0 High 10.0 6.4 nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-120 · Classic Buffer Overflow

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 14, 2026 → Oct 15, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 10.34%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

  • Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
  • Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.
web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPSendpoint telemetry (EDR)crash dumps

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • SSVC assessment updated
    Oct 14, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Record published
    Oct 14, 2026
  • Fix documented
    Oct 14, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Affected products added · libpng/libpng, fedoraproject/fedora, opensuse/leap, opensuse/opensuse, suse/linux enterprise desktop, suse/linux enterpr
    Oct 14, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • CVSS changed · 7.5
    Oct 14, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Source status changed · → Modified
    Oct 14, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 14, 2026 · Alertas do Telegram
  • 2015
  • CVE published
    Nov 13, 2015 · mitre

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

  • 2× References added · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
  • 1× Official description updated · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026

References

58 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Apple
every CVE for this vendor
Memory corruption
same class
CWE-120
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

  • CVE-2026-12544 Foreman: ssti and insecure deserialization in foreman-rake configuration 14d
  • CVE-2026-12541 Foreman: command injection in foreman-rake database tasks 14d
  • CVE-2026-12540 Foreman: command injection in foreman-rake errors:fetch_log via request_id parameter 14d
  • CVE-2026-12423 Foreman: unauthenticated information disclosure via provisioning token validation flaw 14d
  • CVE-2026-81658 Foreman: cross-tenant disclosure of template revisions via unauthorized audit lookup Aug 27, 2026
  • CVE-2026-42169 Gimp: gimp apng loader heap-buffer-overflow when fctl width exceeds ihdr width (file-png.c) Aug 4, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2015-8126 is "Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) png_set_PLTE and (2) png_get_PLTE functions in libpng before...", rated High. It affects Mac Os X (Apple); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 10.34% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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