Unscored severity · published Feb 20, 2009
CVE-2008-6218
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…
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CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libpng · Libpng
1.2.0; 1.2.0; 1.2.0; 1.2.0; 1.2.0; 1.2.0; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6218
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6218
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32418
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/34265
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/34320
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/34388
security.gentoo.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-28.xml
Patch
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=635463&group_id=5624
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