Integer overflow in Apng2gif Project
CVE-2017-6962
An issue was discovered in apng2gif 1.7. There is an integer overflow resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow. This is related to the read_chunk function making an unchecked addition of 12.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apng2gif Project — versions 1.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6962?
- CVE-2017-6962 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apng2gif Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6962?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.