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CVE-2017-16938

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.79%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-11-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2017-16938
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
1.79%

Original NVD Description

A global buffer overflow in OptiPNG 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service attack or other unspecified impact with a maliciously crafted GIF format file, related to an uncontrolled loop in the LZWReadByte function of the gifread.c file.