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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2016-2191: Security patch for optipng (ALAS-2019-1313)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2016-2191: Security patch for optipng (ALAS-2019-1313)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/13/2016
Created
05/08/2020
Added
04/27/2020
Modified
09/30/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-optipng
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-optipng-debuginfo

References

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