CVE-2016-3981
N/A
Published: April 13, 2016 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:46 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxOptipng
Using N/A by N/A?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect N/A - before attackers find them.
Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the bmp_read_rows 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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00061.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00065.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3546Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2951-1Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201608-01x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/56/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.
Free plan, no card