CVE-2017-7231

Published: Mar 22, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

pngdefry through 2017-03-22 is prone to a heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to properly process a specially crafted png file. This issue affects the 'process()' function of the 'pngdefry.c' source file.

Affected (1)

Products: Pngdefry Project: Pngdefry

Pngdefry Project

1 product

Pngdefry

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Pngdefry Project Pngdefry	Up to 2017-03-22

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (4)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97037

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/Tatsh/pngdefry/issues/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97037

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/Tatsh/pngdefry/issues/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitThird Party Advisory

Timeline

No history available yet.