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CVE-2016-3981

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 4.43%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-04-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-3981
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
4.43%

Original NVD Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the bmp_read_rows function in pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file.