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CVE-2016-10087

N/A

Published: January 30, 2017 at 10:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLibpng

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 5%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Libpng · Libpng

95%

0.71 0.8 0.81 0.82 0.85 0.86 0.87 0.88 0.89 0.89c 0.90 0.95 0.96 0.97 0.98 0.99 0.99a 0.99b 0.99c 0.99d 0.99e 0.99f 0.99g 0.99h 1.0.0 1.0.0a 1.0.0b 1.0.1 1.0.10 1.0.11 1.0.12 1.0.13 1.0.14 1.0.15 1.0.16 1.0.17 1.0.18 1.0.19 1.0.1a 1.0.1b 1.0.1c 1.0.1d 1.0.1e 1.0.2 1.0.20 1.0.21 1.0.22 1.0.23 1.0.24 1.0.25 1.0.26 1.0.27 1.0.28 1.0.29 1.0.2a 1.0.3 1.0.30 1.0.31 1.0.32 1.0.33 1.0.34 1.0.35 1.0.37 1.0.38 1.0.39 1.0.3a 1.0.3b 1.0.3d 1.0.4 1.0.40 1.0.41 1.0.42 1.0.43 1.0.44 1.0.45 1.0.46 1.0.47 1.0.48 1.0.4a 1.0.4b 1.0.4c 1.0.4d 1.0.4e 1.0.4f 1.0.5 1.0.50 1.0.51 1.0.52 1.0.53 1.0.54 1.0.55 1.0.56 1.0.57 1.0.58 1.0.59 1.0.5a 1.0.5b 1.0.5c 1.0.5d 1.0.5e 1.0.5f 1.0.5g 1.0.5h 1.0.5i 1.0.5j 1.0.5k 1.0.5l 1.0.5m 1.0.5n 1.0.5o 1.0.5p 1.0.5q 1.0.5r 1.0.5s 1.0.5t 1.0.5u 1.0.5v 1.0.6 1.0.60 1.0.61 1.0.62 1.0.63 1.0.64 1.0.65 1.0.66 1.0.6d 1.0.6e 1.0.6f 1.0.6g 1.0.6h 1.0.6i 1.0.6j 1.0.7 1.0.8 1.0.9 1.00 1.2.0 1.2.1 1.2.10 1.2.12 1.2.13 1.2.14 1.2.16 1.2.18 1.2.20 1.2.21 1.2.22 1.2.24 1.2.25 1.2.26 1.2.27 1.2.29 1.2.3 1.2.32 1.2.33 1.2.35 1.2.37 1.2.38 1.2.39 1.2.4 1.2.41 1.2.42 1.2.44 1.2.45 1.2.46 1.2.47 1.2.50 1.2.51 1.2.52 1.2.53 1.2.54 1.2.55 1.2.56 1.2.6 1.2.8 1.4.0 1.4.1 1.4.10 1.4.11 1.4.12 1.4.13 1.4.14 1.4.15 1.4.16 1.4.17 1.4.18 1.4.19 1.4.2 1.4.3 1.4.4 1.4.5 1.4.6 1.4.7 1.4.8 1.4.9 1.5.0 1.5.1 1.5.10 1.5.11 1.5.12 1.5.13 1.5.14 1.5.15 1.5.16 1.5.17 1.5.18 1.5.19 1.5.2 1.5.20 1.5.21 1.5.22 1.5.23 1.5.24 1.5.25 1.5.26 1.5.27 1.5.3 1.5.4 1.5.5 1.5.6 1.5.7 1.5.8 1.5.9 1.6.0 1.6.1 1.6.10 1.6.11 1.6.12 1.6.13 1.6.14 1.6.15 1.6.16 1.6.17 1.6.18 1.6.19 1.6.2 1.6.20 1.6.21 1.6.22 1.6.23 1.6.24 1.6.25 1.6.26 1.6.3 1.6.4 1.6.5 1.6.6 1.6.7 1.6.8 1.6.9

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (8)

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/29/2

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/30/4

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95157

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST

Source: [email protected]

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST

Source: [email protected]

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

Source: [email protected]

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-74

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

Source: [email protected]

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3712-1/

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

Source: [email protected]

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3712-2/

CVSS

5MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: PARTIAL

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-476

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