CVE-2008-1382
libpng 1.0.6 through 1.0.32, 1.2.0 through 1.2.26, and 1.4.0beta01 through 1.4.0beta19 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a PNG file with zero length "unknown" chunks, which…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
libpng 1.0.6 through 1.0.32, 1.2.0 through 1.2.26, and 1.4.0beta01 through 1.4.0beta19 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a PNG file with zero length "unknown" chunks, which trigger an access of uninitialized memory.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.51% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- libpng/libpng
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://libpng.sourceforge.net/Advisory-1.2.26.txt
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29678
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29792Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29957
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29992
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30009
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30174
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30402
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30486
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31882
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33137
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34152
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34388
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35258
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35302
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35386
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-15.xml
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-10.xml
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.541247
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0151
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.