CVE-2016-2191
optipng - security update
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.7%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-2191
To remediate CVE-2016-2191, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/optipng—upgrade to 0.7.6-1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.6.4-1+deb7u2 or later
Is CVE-2016-2191 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.7.6-1
- from 0, < 0.6.4-1+deb7u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |