CVE-2008-6218

N/A Unknown

Published: February 20, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32418

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34265

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/34320

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/34388

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-28.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=635463&group_id=5624

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=635837

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0046

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1750

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:133

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501767/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31920

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021104

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2917

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1837

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46115

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32418