CVE-2016-3982
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
8.8
Description
Off-by-one error in the bmp_rle4_fread 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, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3982
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/57/
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| suse | 42.1 | affected | |
| suse | 13.2 | affected | |
| 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/2/
- 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/57/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3982
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.