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CVE-2017-16938

Published: Nov 24, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

n/a

affected
n/a

References

DSA-4058
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
GLSA-201801-02
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO

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