CVE-2017-1000229

HIGH

optipng 0.7.6 - Integer Overflow in minitiff_read_info()

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Integer overflow bug in function minitiff_read_info() of optipng 0.7.6 allows an attacker to remotely execute code or cause denial of service.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00030.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4058
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-02
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/65/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0197
EPSS Percentile 77.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux 7.0
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
optipng_project/optipng 0.7.6
Published Nov 17, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026