PT-2023-8922 · Optipng+3 · Optipng+3

Frank-Z7 · Published 2023-09-30 · Updated 2024-09-23 · CVE-2023-43907

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OptiPNG version 0.7.7

Description The issue is related to a global buffer overflow via the buffer variable at gifread.c. This can potentially allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or other impact.

Recommendations For OptiPNG version 0.7.7, update the optipng package to fix the security vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the GIF handler to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2023-7005

ALT-PU-2023-7460

AZL-36971

AZL-37153

BDU:2024-02626

CVE-2023-43907

MGASA-2023-0333

OESA-2023-1873

OPENSUSE-SU-2023:0388-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13415-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Debian

Optipng

Red Os

References · 33

• 🔥 https://github.com/Frank-Z7/z-vulnerabilitys/blob/main/optipng-global-buffer-overflow1/optipng-global-buffer-overflow1.md · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-43907 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-43907 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43907 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-36971 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IBHVG5LDE2K3FZSIK4XFXOUXSE7NZ5JH · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RCG5CMDT37WCZGAWQNOIPVP4VHGCPUU3 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43907 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43907 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-43907 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0333.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2023:0388-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2023-0333 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-37153 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-43907 · Vendor Advisory