CVE-2014-9495

NameCVE-2014-9495
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the png_combine_row function in libpng before 1.5.21 and 1.6.x before 1.6.16, when running on 64-bit systems, might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "very wide interlaced" PNG image.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs773823, 773824

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
icedove (PTS)jessie1:52.3.0-4~deb8u2fixed
libpng (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1.2.50-2+deb8u3fixed
libpng1.6 (PTS)stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch1.6.28-1+deb9u1fixed
buster1.6.36-6fixed
bullseye1.6.37-3fixed
bookworm1.6.39-2fixed
sid, trixie1.6.44-2fixed
texlive-bin (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)2014.20140926.35254-6+deb8u1fixed
stretch (security)2016.20160513.41080.dfsg-2+deb9u1fixed
stretch (lts), stretch2016.20160513.41080.dfsg-2+deb9u2fixed
buster, buster (lts)2018.20181218.49446-1+deb10u3fixed
buster (security)2018.20181218.49446-1+deb10u2fixed
bullseye2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u2fixed
bookworm2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u1fixed
trixie2024.20240313.70630+ds-4fixed
sid2024.20240313.70630+ds-5fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
icedovesource(unstable)(not affected)
iceweaselsource(unstable)(not affected)
libpngsource(unstable)(not affected)
libpng1.6source(unstable)1.6.16-1773823
texlive-binsourcesqueeze(not affected)
texlive-binsourcewheezy(not affected)
texlive-binsource(unstable)2014.20140926.35254-4773824

Notes

- libpng <not-affected> (Affects 1.5.x and 1.6.x series)
[squeeze] - texlive-bin <not-affected> (has a copy of libpng 1.2)
[wheezy] - texlive-bin <not-affected> (uses system libpng)
- iceweasel <not-affected> (squeeze used the system libpng, and later versions define their own limits)
- icedove <not-affected> (squeeze used the system libpng, and later versions define their own limits)
http://sourceforge.net/p/png-mng/mailman/message/33173461/

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