CVE-2016-5637

HIGH

libbpg 0.9.5-0.9.7 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted BPG Image

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The restore_tqb_pixels function in libbpg 0.9.5 through 0.9.7 mishandles the transquant_bypass_enable_flag value, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted BPG image, related to a "type confusion" issue.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/123799
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91726

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0286
EPSS Percentile 85.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
libbpg_project/libbpg 0.9.5 - 0.9.7
Published Jul 15, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026