What is CVE-2016-5637?

CVE-2016-5637 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libbpg Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-07-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-5637?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libbpg Project

CVE-2016-5637

The restore_tqb_pixels function in libbpg 0.9.5 through 0.9.7 mishandles the transquant_bypass_enable_flag value, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted BPG image, related to a "type confusion" issue.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.029 (85.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Libbpg_project Libbpg
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5637?: CVE-2016-5637 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libbpg Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-5637?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.