vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-2951-1 (CVE-2016-3981): OptiPNG vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Apr 13, 2016 | Apr 18, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Apr 13, 2016
Added
Apr 18, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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
ubuntu-upgrade-optipng
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