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 trigger an access of uninitialized memory.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.5 High

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2008-04-14

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected products

• Libpng (Libpng)

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/29792
• 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