CVE-2016-5637
HIGHlibbpg 0.9.5-0.9.7 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted BPG Image
Title source: llmDescription
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