Vulnerability Details : 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 exhaustion) via a crafted PNG file.
Published 2009-02-20 17:30:03
Updated 2018-10-11 20:57:03
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2008-6218

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6218

EPSS FAQ
1.28%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 86 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-6218

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.1
 HIGH AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
8.6
6.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-6218

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2008-6218

  • Red Hat 2009-06-03
    Red Hat does not consider this bug a security flaw. For more details please see the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468990

References for CVE-2008-6218

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