CVE-2014-9495
libpng: buffer overflow in png_combine_row
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · December 22, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
Heap-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.
Statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of libpng as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7. For a more detailed explanation please refer to: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1177327#c1
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE not specified