HIGH
optipng: Use-after-free vulnerability in 0.6.4
Published Apr 20, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.38%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in OptiPNG 0.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 0.6.4
Configuration 2
OR
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
optipng
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | optipng | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.38% 0.05383
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05383
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.38% (0.05383) | 92.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.38% (0.05383) | 91.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 2.39% (0.02392) | 84.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.76% (0.06761) | 90.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.36% (0.08358) | 86.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.76% (0.06761) | 90.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.50% (0.06501) | 93.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.42% (0.03422) | 89.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.59% (0.05593) | 90.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.59% (0.05593) | 89.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 1, 2022 | 5.59% (0.05593) | 77.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 74.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/16/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2951-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7801 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264015 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7801
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7801
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/16/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2951-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7801 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264015 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7801 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7801 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 20, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 9, 2015
Link CVE-2015-7801
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a