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CVE-2008-6218
Memory leak in the png_handle_tEXt function in pngrutil.c in libpng...
Vulnerability Description
Memory leak in the png_handle_tEXt function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.33 rc02 and 1.4.0 beta36 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a crafted PNG file.
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
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46115
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-28.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:133
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2917
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31920
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1837
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34388
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32418
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=635463&group_id=5624
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34265
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=635837
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0046
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021104
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1750
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501767/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34320
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Affected Vendor
libpng
View all reports →Affected Software
libpng
Vulnerable Versions:
1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.2.7, 1.2.8, 1.2.9, 1.2.10, 1.2.11, 1.2.13, 1.2.14, 1.2.15, 1.2.16, 1.2.17, 1.2.18, 1.2.19, 1.2.20, 1.2.21, 1.2.22, 1.2.23, 1.2.24, 1.2.25, 1.2.26, 1.2.27, 1.2.28, 1.2.29, 1.2.30, 1.2.31, 1.2.32, 1.2.33, 1.4.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 20th, 2009
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.