ubuntu-cve-2016-10087
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-01-30 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details
The png_set_text_2 function in libpng 0.71 before 1.0.67, 1.2.x before 1.2.57, 1.4.x before 1.4.20, 1.5.x before 1.5.28, and 1.6.x before 1.6.27 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a NULL pointer dereference vectors involving loading a text chunk into a png structure, removing the text, and then adding another text chunk to the structure.
Severity
7.5 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
{
"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libpng12-0",
"binary_version": "1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "libpng3",
"binary_version": "1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
"name": "libpng",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpng@1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.2.49-4ubuntu1",
"1.2.49-5ubuntu1",
"1.2.50-1ubuntu1",
"1.2.50-1ubuntu2",
"1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.1",
"1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.2"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libpng12-0",
"binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libpng3",
"binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
"name": "libpng",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpng@1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.2.51-0ubuntu3",
"1.2.54-1",
"1.2.54-1ubuntu1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libpng16-16",
"binary_version": "1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm3"
},
{
"binary_name": "libpng16-devtools",
"binary_version": "1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm3"
},
{
"binary_name": "libpng16-tools",
"binary_version": "1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm3"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
"name": "libpng1.6",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpng1.6@1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.6.20-2",
"1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
"1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm2",
"1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm3"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "The png_set_text_2 function in libpng 0.71 before 1.0.67, 1.2.x before 1.2.57, 1.4.x before 1.4.20, 1.5.x before 1.5.28, and 1.6.x before 1.6.27 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a NULL pointer dereference vectors involving loading a text chunk into a png structure, removing the text, and then adding another text chunk to the structure.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10087",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:05Z",
"published": "2017-01-30T00:00:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10087"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://sourceforge.net/p/libpng/code/ci/243d4e5f3fe71740d52a53cf3dd77cc83a3430ba"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://sourceforge.net/p/libpng/code/ci/812768d7a9c973452222d454634496b25ed415eb"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://sourceforge.net/p/libpng/code/ci/794a15fad6add4d636369d0b46f603a02995b2e2/"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/30/4"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3712-1"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3712-2"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10087"
}
],
"related": [
"USN-3712-1",
"USN-3712-2"
],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "low",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2016-10087"
]
}
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