CVE-2016-5637 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Project Libbpg
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
OSV8.1
EPSS
0.6%
top 30.22%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJul 15
Latest updateMay 14
Description
The restore_tqb_pixels function in libbpg 0.9.5 through 0.9.7 mishandles the transquant_bypass_enable_flag value, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted BPG image, related to a "type confusion" issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9