What is CVE-2016-5735?

CVE-2016-5735 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pngquant, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-5735?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Pngquant

CVE-2016-5735

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.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.018 (76.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pngquant — versions 2.7.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5735?: CVE-2016-5735 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pngquant, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-5735?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.