CVE-2016-2191

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CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

3.52%

Published

Apr 13, 2016

Modified

May 6, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (1)

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Description

The bmp_read_rows function in pngxtern/pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) via a series of delta escapes in a crafted BMP image.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Products (8)

optipng · optipngvulnerable

canonical · ubuntu_linuxvulnerable

debian · debian_linuxvulnerable

opensuse · leapvulnerable

opensuse · opensusevulnerable

References (20)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00061.html

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00065.html

Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136553/Optipng-Invalid-Write.html

Exploit

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/15

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3546

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/04/2

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537972/100/0/threaded

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2951-1

Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201608-01

https://sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/59/

Patch

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00061.html

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00065.html

Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136553/Optipng-Invalid-Write.html

Exploit

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/15

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3546

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/04/2

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537972/100/0/threaded

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2951-1

Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201608-01

https://sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/59/

Patch

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