CVE-2015-8472

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8472 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the libpng library, specifically within the png_set_PLTE function, affecting various versions including those used in Apple products. This flaw, an incomplete fix for a previous CVE, can be triggered by a specially crafted PNG image with a small bit-depth value in its IHDR chunk. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.3 (High), this vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through an application crash and potentially other unspecified impacts, requiring no user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

Vendor	Product	Version(s)	CPE
		<= 10.11.3CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
		1.0.64CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.0.64:::::::*
		1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.2.0:::::::*
		1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.2.1:::::::*
		1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.2.2:::::::*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.3HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

3.4

CvssVersion

3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score

6.05%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS Percentile

92.6%

Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group

As of 2026-07-27

Model: v2026.06.15

This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0605 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (28)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 16826-17084Fixed in: 1.3.8-1

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: azl3 fltk 1.3.8-1 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 1.3.8-1

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 16826-16817Fixed in: 1.3.8-1

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el5

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.6Fixed in: spacewalk-java-0:2.0.2-109.el6sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.7Fixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.40-1jpp.1.el6_7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.7Fixed in: spacewalk-java-0:2.3.8-146.el6sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.95-1jpp.1.el5_11

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.111-1jpp.3.el5_11

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.71-1jpp.1.el6_7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.95-1jpp.1.el6_7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.111-1jpp.3.el6_7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.71-1jpp.1.el7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.95-1jpp.2.el7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.111-1jpp.1.el7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.9.30-1jpp.1.el5

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libpng-2:1.2.49-2.el6_7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.2.el6_7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.20-1jpp.1.el6_7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libpng12-0:1.2.50-7.el7_2

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libpng-2:1.5.13-7.el7_2

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.2.10-1jpp.1.el7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.30-1jpp.1.el7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.9.40-1jpp.1.el5

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.6Fixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.3.40-1jpp.1.el6_7

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference

oraclevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libpng

Vendor Advisories (2)

microsoft2016-Jan/CVE-2015-8472Important

Buffer overflow in libpng allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service

redhatCVE-2015-8472Moderate

libpng: Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in png_get_PLTE/png_set_PLTE functions

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174905.html

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174936.html

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175073.html

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00038.html

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00041.html

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00042.html

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00043.html

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00044.html

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00045.html

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00047.html

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00048.html

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-2594.html

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-2595.html

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-2596.html

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0055.html

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0056.html

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0057.html

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016:1430

kc.mcafee.com / corporate/index

sourceforge.net / projects/libpng/files/libpng10/1.0.65

sourceforge.net / projects/libpng/files/libpng12/1.2.55

sourceforge.net / projects/libpng/files/libpng14/1.4.18

sourceforge.net / projects/libpng/files/libpng15/1.5.25

sourceforge.net / projects/libpng/files/libpng16/1.6.20

support.apple.com / HT206167

Vendor Advisory

debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3443

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/12/03/6

oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html

Vendor Advisory

oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

securityfocus.com / bid/78624