CVE-2015-2158

7.8 highEPSS 2.9%

Off-by-one error in the pngcrush_measure_idat function in pngcrush.c in pngcrush before 1.7.84 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 86% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-189
Published: 2017-10-06
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

pngcrush_project:pngcrush

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/01/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72830
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198171
https://sourceforge.net/p/pmt/news/2015/02/pngcrush-1784-released/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/01/1

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