# CVE-2016-8710: An exploitable heap write out of bounds vulnerability exists in the decoding of BPG images in Libbpg library.

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-01-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- Libbpg: 0.9.4, 0.9.7

## Description

An exploitable heap write out of bounds vulnerability exists in the decoding of BPG images in Libbpg library. A crafted BPG image decoded by libbpg can cause an integer underflow vulnerability causing an out of bounds heap write leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability can be triggered via attempting to decode a crafted BPG image using Libbpg.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Libbpg, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95740
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0223/

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