High severity · published Apr 13, 2016
CVE-2016-3982
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…
8.8
CVSS
4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.0% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
42.1 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.2 · source: NVD
OP
Optipng · Optipng Project
through 0.7.5 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 15.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3982
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3982
Issue Tracking
http://bugs.fi/media/afl/optipng/2/
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00061.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00065.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3546
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2951-1
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201608-01
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