First published: Wed Apr 13 2016(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
openSUSE | =42.1 | |
openSUSE | =13.2 | |
Debian | =7.0 | |
Debian | =8.0 | |
OptiPNG | <=0.7.5 | |
Ubuntu | =12.04 | |
Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
Ubuntu | =15.10 |
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CVE-2016-3982 has a severity level that allows remote attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
To fix CVE-2016-3982, users should update OptiPNG to version 0.7.6 or later.
CVE-2016-3982 affects multiple versions of OptiPNG as well as Debian, Ubuntu, and openSUSE distributions.
CVE-2016-3982 can be exploited through crafted image files that trigger heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities.
Yes, CVE-2016-3982 has known exploits that take advantage of the off-by-one error to execute code or cause crashes.