USN-3495-1

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    USN-3495-1

    Published: 27 Nov 2017Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: optipng vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that OptiPNG incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted image file to cause OptiPNG to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3495-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000229

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: optipng

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.6.4-1ubuntu0.14.04.2

    Affected versions

    0.6.4-1build1
    0.6.4-1ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    USN-3495-1 | CVE-DB