CVE-2016-2191

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2191
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-13 16:59:11 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Application Optipng Optipng 0.7.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: CVE-2016-2191: optipng: invalid write af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3546-1 optipng af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2016-2191: optipng: invalid write af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
OptiPNG: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201608-01) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:1082-1: moderate: Security update for optipng af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2016:1078-1: moderate: Security update for optipng af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
OptiPNG / Bugs / #59 Invalid write in optipng 0.7.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Patch
Optipng Invalid Write ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
USN-2951-1: OptiPNG vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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