CVE-2017-6961 describes an improper input sanitization vulnerability in apng2gif 1.7, where the read_chunk function uses an unsanitized chunk size from a PNG file to allocate memory, leading to excessive memory allocation and application crashes. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apng2gif_project:apng2gif:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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