CVE-2016-2191

PoC —

CVSS 3.0

6.5 medium

EPSS

4%p89

Published

Apr 13, 2016 (Apr 13, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The bmp_read_rows function in pngxtern/pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) via a series of delta escapes in a crafted BMP image.

Vendors: optipng canonical debian opensuse
Products: optipng, ubuntu linux, debian linux, leap, opensuse
Weakness: CWE-119
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (3.5%)

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