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CVE-2017-6191

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6191 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in APNGDis 2.8 and earlier versions, specifically within the apng_disassembler_project. This flaw allows a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution by providing a specially crafted filename. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but if exploited, can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). While not actively exploited in the wild and not on the KEV catalog, a proof-of-concept exploit (EDB-41670) is publicly available, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apng_disassembler_project:apng_disassembler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
6.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-41670 · Mar 14, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0668 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exploit-db.com / exploits/41670
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
onvio.nl / nieuws/cve-2017-6191-apngdis-filename-buffer-overflow
ExploitThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97053
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry