CVE-2016-3981

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2016-04-13

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

• Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Optipng (Optipng Project)

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/