CVE-2016-3981 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-3981

Heap-based buffer overflow in the bmp_read_rows function in pngxrbmp.c in...

Vulnerability Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the bmp_read_rows 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

optipng project

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Affected Software

optipng, ubuntu linux, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 7.0, 8.0

Timeline

Official Publish: April 13th, 2016
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.