{"id":"USN-3495-1","summary":"optipng vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that OptiPNG incorrectly handled memory. A remote\nattacker could use this issue with a specially crafted image file to cause\nOptiPNG to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute\narbitrary code.\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:41:15Z","published":"2017-11-27T17:53:14Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000229"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-1000229","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000229"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3495-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000229"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"optipng","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/optipng@0.6.4-1ubuntu0.14.04.2?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.6.4-1ubuntu0.14.04.2"}]}],"versions":["0.6.4-1build1","0.6.4-1ubuntu0.14.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"0.6.4-1ubuntu0.14.04.2","binary_name":"optipng"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2017-1000229"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3495-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"optipng","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/optipng@0.7.6-1ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.7.6-1ubuntu0.16.04.1"}]}],"versions":["0.7.5-1","0.7.6-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"0.7.6-1ubuntu0.16.04.1","binary_name":"optipng"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2017-1000229"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3495-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}