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CVE-2016-3982 Details

Description

Off-by-one error in the bmp_rle4_fread 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, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://bugs.fi/media/afl/optipng/2/ CVEIssue Tracking
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00061.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00065.html CVEThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201608-01 CVE
https://sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/57/ CVEPatchVendor Advisory

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
opensuse leap
42.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
opensuse opensuse
13.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
7.0
8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
optipng project optipng
<= 0.7.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:optipng_project:optipng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
12.04
14.04
15.10

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-3982
NVD Published Date:
Apr 13, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-3982 Details - Not Deferred