{"id":"CVE-2017-16938","details":"A global buffer overflow in OptiPNG 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service attack or other unspecified impact with a maliciously crafted GIF format file, related to an uncontrolled loop in the LZWReadByte function of the gifread.c file.","modified":"2026-04-16T01:40:16.190044300Z","published":"2017-11-24T07:29:00.397Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2024:11131-1"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00042.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-02"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4058"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/69/"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"0.7.6"}]}],"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-16938.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}