CVE-2008-1382

libpng unknown chunk handling flaw

Published Apr 14, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 5.5% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1750-1 New libpng packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1389 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-730-1 libpng vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://libpng.sourceforge.net/Advisory-1.2.26.txt cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29678 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29792 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29957 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29992 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30009 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30157 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30174 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30402 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30486 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33137 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34152 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34388 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35258 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35302 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35386 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-15.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-10.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.541247 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0151 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1750 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:156 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-003.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.osvdb.org/44364 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0333.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490823/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491424/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503912/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28770 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019840 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0007.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1225/references cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1451 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1462 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1560 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41800 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1382 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10326 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6275 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1382 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00033.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00080.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00111.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00721.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00951.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00960.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:17 AM
Reserved
Mar 18, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 14, 2008, 4:05 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:51 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 12, 2008, 12:00 AM