CVE-2017-6961
Published: 17 March 2017
An issue was discovered in apng2gif 1.7. There is improper sanitization of user input causing huge memory allocations, resulting in a crash. This is related to the read_chunk function using the pChunk->size value (within the PNG file) to determine the amount of memory to allocate.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
apng2gif Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| bionic |
Needed
|
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| disco |
Released
(1.8-0.1)
|
|
| eoan |
Released
(1.8-0.1)
|
|
| focal |
Released
(1.8-0.1)
|
|
| groovy |
Released
(1.8-0.1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Released
(1.8-0.1)
|
|
| impish |
Released
(1.8-0.1)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(1.8-0.1)
|
|
| kinetic |
Released
(1.8-0.1)
|
|
| lunar |
Released
(1.8-0.1)
|
|
| mantic |
Released
(1.8-0.1)
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needs-triage)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.8-0.1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |