CVE-2017-6192 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted image with a malformed chunk size descriptor in APNGDis.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-6192?

CVE-2017-6192 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Buffer overflow in APNGDis 2.8 and earlier allows a remote attackers to cause denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image containing a malformed chunk size descriptor.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6192?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apng Disassembler Project Apng Disassembler.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6192?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6192 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-6192 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6192 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hxpv-x9rv-6hf9.

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