CVE-2017-6960 is a high-severity integer overflow vulnerability in apng2gif 1.7, specifically within the load_apng function, which can lead to a heap-based buffer over-read. This flaw affects various distributions of apng2gif, including those from Debian, Ubuntu, and the apng2gif_project. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it presents a low-complexity network-based attack vector that could result in a denial of service. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apng2gif_project:apng2gif:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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