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CVE-2017-61921 exploit

Buffer overflow in APNGDis 2.8 and earlier allows a remote attackers to cause denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a c…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.9%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.87% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-41668 APNGDis 2.8 - 'chunk size descriptor' Heap Buffer Overflow · dos · 2017-03-14

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

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

References

  • exploit-db.com /exploits/41668/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • onvio.nl /nieuws/cve-2017-6191-apngdis-chunk-size-descriptor-buffer-overflow · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/97053 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/41669/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred

Sources

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