CVE-2017-6192 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in APNGDis 2.8 and earlier, affecting the apng_disassembler_project. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted image with a malformed chunk size descriptor. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) for exploitation, leading to high availability impact (A:H). While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV listing), public exploit code (EDB-41668) exists, though it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apng_disassembler_project:apng_disassembler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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