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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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 crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file, which…

HIGH 8.8EPSS 3.97%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.97%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
3.97% probability · 90th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · debian/debian linux · optipng project/optipng · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

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