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CVE-2016-3982

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3982 is a high-severity heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in OptiPNG before version 0.7.6, specifically within the bmp_rle4_fread function, also affecting Canonical, Debian, and openSUSE distributions. This flaw, triggered by a crafted image file, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through an out-of-bounds read or write, with the potential for arbitrary code execution. Despite its high CVSS score of 8.8, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 0.7.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:optipng_project:optipng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0397 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: optipng

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-3982Moderate

optipng: heap buffer overflow in the bmp_rle4_fread function

Apr 5, 2016

References

bugs.fi / media/afl/optipng/2
Issue Tracking
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00061.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00065.html
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201608-01
sourceforge.net / p/optipng/bugs/57
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3546
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2951-1
Third Party Advisory