CVE-2016-3981

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    CVE-2016-3981

    Published: 13 Apr 2016Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201608-01, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00061.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00065.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3546, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2951-1, https://sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/56/, http://bugs.fi/media/afl/optipng/1/

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