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CVE-2015-2158

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-189

Description

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.

Affected products

• Pngcrush Project Pngcrush: through 1.7.83

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
• 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/

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