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Debian: CVE-2016-3981: optipng -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-3981: optipng -- security update

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/07/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/18/2016
Modified
03/02/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-optipng

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