Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in OptiPNG 0.7.6: Exploiting GIF Format File for Denial-of-Service Attack

Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in OptiPNG 0.7.6: Exploiting GIF Format File for Denial-of-Service Attack

CVE-2017-16938 · MEDIUM Severity

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

A global buffer overflow in OptiPNG 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service attack or other unspecified impact with a maliciously crafted GIF format file, related to an uncontrolled loop in the LZWReadByte function of the gifread.c file.

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