CVE-2008-1670

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the progressive PNG Image loader (decoders/pngloader.cpp) in KHTML in KDE 4.0.x up to 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.19% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1371/references vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28937 vdb entry patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42038 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019929 vdb entry
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20080426-1.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/29980 third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1670?
CVE-2008-1670 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1670?
To fix CVE-2008-1670, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1670 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1670 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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