Description
gifread.c in gif2png, as used in OptiPNG before 0.7.6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory read) via a crafted GIF file.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://optipng.sourceforge.net/history.txt
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2951-1
Product x_refsource_confirm
https://sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/53/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0156
EPSS Percentile
72.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (4)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
15.10
optipng_project/optipng
0.7.5
Published
Apr 20, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026