CVE-2016-3982
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.5%
Description
Off-by-one error in the bmp_rle4_fread 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, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
How to fix CVE-2016-3982
To remediate CVE-2016-3982, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/optipng—upgrade to 0.7.6-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-3982 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.5%, 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 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |