CVE-2017-6193 EXPLOIT
5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 7.5% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.5 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 7.55% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-02-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apng disassembler project | apng disassembler |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | APNGDis 2.8 - 'image width / height chunk' Heap Buffer Overflow | 2017-03-14 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97053
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41668/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41669/
- https://www.onvio.nl/nieuws/cve-2017-6192-apngdis-width-height-buffer-overflow
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97053
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41668/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41669/
- https://www.onvio.nl/nieuws/cve-2017-6192-apngdis-width-height-buffer-overflow
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