CVE-2008-5101

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the BMP reader in OptiPNG 0.6 and 0.6.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image, related to an "array overflow."

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.27% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/optipng/optipng-0.6.1.1.diff?download exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34259 third party advisory
http://optipng.sourceforge.net/ patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/12/1 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32248 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-01.xml vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3108 vdb entry
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505399
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46519 vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=639631&group_id=151404 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/32651 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5101?
CVE-2008-5101 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5101?
To fix CVE-2008-5101, 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-2008-5101 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5101 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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