CVE catalog
CVE-2016-3981
optipng: CVE-2016-3981
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.43% · Oct 27, 2026
Heap-based buffer overflow in the bmp_read_rows function in pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | optipng | sid | 7.9.1+ds-2 | fixed |
| Debian | optipng | forky | 7.9.1+ds-2 | fixed |
| Debian | optipng | trixie | 0.7.8+ds-1 | fixed |
| Debian | optipng | bookworm | 0.7.7-2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | optipng | 14.04 | 0.6.4-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | optipng | 14.04 | 0.6.4-1ubuntu0.14.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | optipng | source | sid | 0.7.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | optipng | source | forky | 0.7.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | optipng | source | trixie | 0.7.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | optipng | source | bookworm | 0.7.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | optipng | deb | 14.04 | 0.6.4-1ubuntu0.14.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3981 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3981]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3981]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3981]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-3981.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]