Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-7801 · published 20 April 2016
CVE-2015-7801: Optipng project optipng vulnerability
Optipng Project · Optipng
Use-after-free vulnerability in OptiPNG 0.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in OptiPNG 0.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-7801), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.