CVE-2016-3981
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.95%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the bmp_read_rows function in pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file.
How to fix CVE-2016-3981
To remediate CVE-2016-3981, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/optipng—upgrade to 0.7.6-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-3981 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.7.6-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |