An issue was discovered in apng2gif 1.7.
Priority LOW 35CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in apng2gif 1.7. There is an integer overflow resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow. This is related to the read_chunk function making an unchecked addition of 12.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01303 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apng2gif_project:apng2gif:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7 | Vulnerable | Apng2gif Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:apng2gif_project:apng2gif:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 Vulnerable ·Apng2gif Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6962
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9q4p-g3pc-7mm3
References
More Apng2gif Project Apng2gif vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-04669 An issue was discovered in apng2gif 1.7. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-04670 An issue was discovered in apng2gif 1.7. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-6962 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6962 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9q4p-g3pc-7mm3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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