vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-6962): apng2gif vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 17, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | May 25, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 17, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
May 25, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in apng2gif 1.7. There is an integer overflow resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow. This is related to the read_chunk function making an unchecked addition of 12.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-apng2gif
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