CVE-2017-7231

HIGH

pngdefry <2017-03-22 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

pngdefry through 2017-03-22 is prone to a heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to properly process a specially crafted png file. This issue affects the 'process()' function of the 'pngdefry.c' source file.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97037
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/Tatsh/pngdefry/issues/1

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0116
EPSS Percentile 63.3%
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-119
Status published
Products (1)
pngdefry_project/pngdefry < 2017-03-22
Published Mar 22, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026