CVE-2016-5735 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Integer overflow in the rwpng_read_image24_libpng function in rwpng.c in pngquant 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted PNG file, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Published: 2017-05-23

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pngquant:pngquant:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-966-1	pngquant security update
Debian DLA	DLA-2257-1	pngquant security update
EUVD	EUVD-2016-6670	Integer overflow in the rwpng_read_image24_libpng function in rwpng.c in pngquant 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted PNG file, which triggers a buffer overflow.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00406.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://sf.snu.ac.kr/gil.hur/publications/shovel.pdf
https://github.com/pornel/pngquant/commit/b7c217680cda02dddced245d237ebe8c383be285
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00028.html

History

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Subscriptions

Pngquant Pngquant

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-05-23T03:56:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:07:59.943Z

Reserved: 2016-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5735

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-05-23T04:29:01.477

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-5735

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-190

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