optipng: integer overflow in tiffread.c:minitiff_read_info() leading to denial of service
Published Nov 17, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.97%
Description
Integer overflow bug in function minitiff_read_info() of optipng 0.7.6 allows an attacker to remotely execute code or cause denial of service.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 0.7.6
Configuration 2
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
optipng
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | optipng | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 79.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 79.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.14% (0.03137) | 87.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 79.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.14% (0.03137) | 87.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 78.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.14% (0.03137) | 86.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 78.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.14% (0.03137) | 86.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 77.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 49.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00162) | 54.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00162) | 52.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00162) | 50.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.53% (0.01532) | 73.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.49% (0.01490) | 50.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.26% (0.02257) | 50.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.26% (0.02257) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000229 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1520234 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00030.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000229
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-02 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/65/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000229
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4058 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000229 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1520234 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00030.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000229 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-02 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://sourceforge.net/p/optipng/bugs/65/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000229 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4058 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
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