CVE-2017-6961

Description

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=854441 third party advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6961?
CVE-2017-6961 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-6961?
To fix CVE-2017-6961, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-6961 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-6961 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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