High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-3982
CVE-2016-3982
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.
Affected products
8cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/57/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00061.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00065.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3546nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2951-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugs.fi/media/afl/optipng/2/nvdIssue Tracking
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201608-01nvd
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