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Status published
Critical
CVE-2008-5101
Buffer overflow in the BMP reader in OptiPNG 0.6 and...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in the BMP reader in OptiPNG 0.6 and 0.6.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image, related to an "array overflow."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/optipng/optipng-0.6.1.1.diff?download
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34259
- http://optipng.sourceforge.net/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/12/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32248
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-01.xml
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3108
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505399
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46519
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=639631&group_id=151404
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32651
Affected Vendor
optipng
View all reports →Affected Software
optipng
Vulnerable Versions:
0.6, 0.6.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 17th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.