{"id":"CVE-2017-6191","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-6191","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T03:44:37.302Z","title":"Buffer overflow in APNGDis 2.8 and below allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted filename.","description":"Buffer overflow in APNGDis 2.8 and below allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted filename.","published":"2017-03-23T16:59:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:21:55.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["apng disassembler project/apng disassembler"],"epss":{"score":0.06682,"percentile":0.93874,"date":"2026-10-28","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-03-14","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":41670,"kind":"exploit","title":"APNGDis 2.8 - 'filename' Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41670","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/dos/41670.txt","file":"exploits/multiple/dos/41670.txt","published":"2017-03-14","added":"2017-03-22","updated":"2017-03-22","author":"Alwin Peppels","type":"dos","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-6191"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comapngdis-2.8-bin-linux.zip","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 6.7%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97053","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41670/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.onvio.nl/nieuws/cve-2017-6191-apngdis-filename-buffer-overflow","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97053","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41670/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.onvio.nl/nieuws/cve-2017-6191-apngdis-filename-buffer-overflow","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6191","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}