CVE-2016-2191

medium

Description

The bmp_read_rows function in pngxtern/pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) via a series of delta escapes in a crafted BMP image.

References

Advisories
More

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2951-1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/04/2

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3546

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/15

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00065.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00061.html

https://sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/59/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201608-01

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537972/100/0/threaded

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-04-13

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H