SB2017112409 - Buffer overflow in cosmin OptiPNG
Published: November 24, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017112409
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16938)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
A global buffer overflow in OptiPNG 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service attack or other unspecified impact with a maliciously crafted GIF format file, related to an uncontrolled loop in the LZWReadByte function of the gifread.c file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.