CVE-2016-3981
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the bmp_read_rows function in pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 15.10 | affected | |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.7.6-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.7.6-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.7.6-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.7.6-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.7.6-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| optipng_project | optipng | {"endIncluding":"0.7.5"} | |
References
- http://bugs.fi/media/afl/optipng/1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00061.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00065.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3546
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2951-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201608-01
- https://sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/56/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3981
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.