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CVE-2016-2191

The bmp_read_rows function in pngxtern/pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers...

6.5 MediumFix available

The bmp_read_rows function in pngxtern/pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) via a series of delta escapes in a crafted BMP image.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.52%Up 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

The bmp_read_rows function in pngxtern/pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) via a series of delta escapes in a crafted BMP image.

Record
CVE-2016-2191
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The bmp_read_rows function in pngxtern/pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) via a series of delta escapes in a crafted BMP image.

Record
CVE-2016-2191
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3275 No score

The bmp_read_rows function in pngxtern/pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) via a series of delta escapes in a crafted BMP image.

Record
EUVD-2016-3275
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j2h5-f8x6-m62x 6.5

The bmp_read_rows function in pngxtern/pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers...

The bmp_read_rows function in pngxtern/pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) via a series of delta escapes in a crafted BMP image.

Record
GHSA-j2h5-f8x6-m62x
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

The bmp_read_rows function in pngxtern/pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) via a series of delta escapes in a crafted BMP image.

Record
CVE-2016-2191
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-2191 6.5

The bmp_read_rows function in pngxtern/pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) via a series of delta escapes in a crafted BMP image.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2191
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2191 6.5

The bmp_read_rows function in pngxtern/pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) via a series of delta escapes in a crafted BMP image.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2191
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0135 No score

Updated optipng packages fix security vulnerabilities

An updated optipng package fixes a number of bugs and security vulnerabilities.

CVE-2015-7802 - Buffer over-read issue CVE-2016-2191 - An invalid write and segmentation fault may occur while processing bitmap images

Record
MGASA-2016-0135
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10140-1 No score

optipng-0.7.6-1.4 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the optipng-0.7.6-1.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10140-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2951-1 No score

optipng vulnerabilities

Gustavo Grieco discovered that OptiPNG incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted image file to cause OptiPNG to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-7801)

Gustavo Grieco discovered that OptiPNG incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted image file to cause OptiPNG to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-7802)

Hans Jerry Illikainen discovered that OptiPNG incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted image file to cause OptiPNG to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2191)

Henri Salo discovered that OptiPNG incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted image file to cause OptiPNG to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3981)

Henri Salo discovered that OptiPNG incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted image file to cause OptiPNG to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3982)

Record
USN-2951-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
optipng
Debian:12
before 0.7.6-1
0.7.6-1
optipng
Debian:13
before 0.7.6-1
0.7.6-1
optipng
Debian:14
before 0.7.6-1
0.7.6-1
optipng
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0.6.4-1+deb7u2, plus listed versions
0.6.4-10.6.4-1+deb7u1
0.6.4-1+deb7u2
optipng
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0.7.5-1+deb8u1, plus listed versions
0.7.5-1
0.7.5-1+deb8u1
optipng
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.7.6-1.mga5
0.7.6-1.mga5
optipng
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 0.6.4-1ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
0.6.4-1build1
0.6.4-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
optipng
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0.6.4-1ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
0.6.4-1build1
0.6.4-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
optipng
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 0.7.6-1.4
0.7.6-1.4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-2191 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Optipng, published April 7, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.52%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in optipng 0.7.6-1.

References

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