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SUSE: CVE-2017-16938: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2017-16938: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/24/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/02/2017
Modified
01/26/2018

Description

A global buffer overflow in OptiPNG 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service attack or other unspecified impact with a maliciously crafted GIF format file, related to an uncontrolled loop in the LZWReadByte function of the gifread.c file.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-optipng
  • suse-upgrade-optipng-debuginfo
  • suse-upgrade-optipng-debugsource

References

  • GLSA-201801-02
  • DSA-4058
  • CVE-2017-16938

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