Denial of Service Vulnerability in OptiPNG's bmp_read_rows Function

CVE-2016-2191 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

The bmp_read_rows function in pngxtern/pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) via a series of delta escapes in a crafted BMP image.

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