Heap-based buffer overflow in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service

CVE-2016-3982 · MEDIUM Severity

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

Off-by-one error in the bmp_rle4_fread function in pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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