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.
Published: 2017-01-30
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1279 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3712-1 libpng vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3712-2 libpng vulnerability
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01524}

epss

{'score': 0.01851}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:32.166Z

Reserved: 2016-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10087

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-30T22:59:00.280

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-10087

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-12-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-10087 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses