CVE-2017-6960 Integer overflow in n/a
An integer overflow in apng2gif leads to a heap-based buffer over-read, potentially causing crashes or information disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-6960?
CVE-2017-6960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 17 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in apng2gif 1.7. There is an integer overflow resulting in a heap-based buffer over-read, related to the load_apng function and the imagesize variable.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6960?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apng2gif Project Apng2gif, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6960?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-6960 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6960 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6960, DLA-2165-1, DLA-981-1, GHSA-hqw9-4vmr-235r, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6960, USN-4513-1.