Buffer overflow in Apng Disassembler Project

CVE-2017-6193

Buffer overflow in APNGDis 2.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image containing a malformed image size descriptor in the IHDR chunk.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.075 (94.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-6193: held from 0.075 to 0.075.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.075 · newest: 0.075 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6193?
CVE-2017-6193 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apng Disassembler Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-6193?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-6193 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.