Out-of-Bounds Affecting optipng-debuginfo package, versions <0:0.7.7-3.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.52% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-OPTIPNGDEBUGINFO-1674601
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed13 Apr 2016

Introduced: 13 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-2191  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 optipng-debuginfo to version 0:0.7.7-3.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1313.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream optipng-debuginfo package and not the optipng-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1