VulnerabilityModified

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.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 4.43%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 4.43% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: optipng project/optipng · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://bugs.fi/media/afl/optipng/1/Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00061.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00065.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3546Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2951-1Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201608-01
https://sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/56/Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.fi/media/afl/optipng/1/Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00061.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00065.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3546Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2951-1Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201608-01
https://sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/56/Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.