DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16938

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16938
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16938.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16938
Upstream
Published
2017-11-24T07:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:46Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

A global buffer overflow in OptiPNG 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service attack or other unspecified impact with a maliciously crafted GIF format file, related to an uncontrolled loop in the LZWReadByte function of the gifread.c file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / optipng

Package

Name
optipng
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/optipng?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.7.6-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / optipng

Package

Name
optipng
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/optipng?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.7.6-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / optipng

Package

Name
optipng
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/optipng?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.7.6-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / optipng

Package

Name
optipng
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/optipng?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.7.6-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}