CVE-2017-6960 json
An issue was discovered in apng2gif 1.7.
published 2017-03-17 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-15998
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- apng2gif Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.8-0.1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6960
- apng2gif Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.5-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6960
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Exploit prediction
1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
References
-
usn.ubuntu.com
/4513-1/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
bugs.debian.org
/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=854367
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00039.html
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-6960
- NVD CVE-2017-6960
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