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CVE-2016-5735

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5735 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the rwpng_read_image24_libpng function of pngquant 2.7.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a buffer overflow by supplying a specially crafted PNG file, potentially leading to high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, it requires user interaction and local access for exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pngquant:pngquant:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0181 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 11,615 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 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 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

sf.snu.ac.kr / gil.hur/publications/shovel.pdf
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
github.com / pornel/pngquant/commit/b7c217680cda02dddced245d237ebe8c383be285
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00028.html