CVE-2015-0973 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2015-0973: Buffer overflow in the png_read_IDAT_data function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.5.21 and 1.6.x before 1.6.16 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via IDAT data with a large width, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9495.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2015-0973 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libpng1.6→ fixed in1.6.16-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libpng1.6
```
texlive-bin→ fixed in2014.20140926.35254-6urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y texlive-bin
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libpng1.6→ fixed in1.6.16-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libpng1.6
```
texlive-bin→ fixed in2014.20140926.35254-6urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y texlive-bin
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libpng1.6→ fixed in1.6.16-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libpng1.6
```
texlive-bin→ fixed in2014.20140926.35254-6urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y texlive-bin
```

Are YOU affected by CVE-2015-0973?

5-second check on your actual server. Reads /etc/os-release, uname -r, and the distro's package manager; matches against this same cross-source index live.

curl https://mindsparkstack.com/scan.sh | bash

Form-based quickscan View on NVD

Continuous monitoring beats manual checking

CVE-2015-0973dropped silently in your distro's update channel. Every new CVE is the same story. StackPatch runs the matcher hourly against all 5 sources and emails the exact remediation when something new applies to one of your servers. From $9/mo, 14-day free trial, cancel anytime.

See StackPatch (from $9/mo)