VDB
CVE-2017-16938
CVE-2017-16938
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.41% · 61.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.41%
61.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | optipng | 0.7.5-1, 0.7.6-1, 0 |
Timeline
- Nov 24, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16938 third-party-advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/69/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16938 third-party-advisory