CVE-2008-4316
Multiple integer overflows in glib/gbase64.c in GLib before 2.20 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string that is converted either (1) from or (2) to a base64
02 Description
Multiple integer overflows in glib/gbase64.c in GLib before 2.20 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string that is converted either (1) from or (2) to a base64
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 42.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-03-14 18:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:08Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-09-29
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 33707aabdfa74fd84155bac3cff1c6beb085fae97800d5f7041084f9a6ffe9b5
05 Affected products
06 References
- ocert.orghttp://ocert.org/patches/2008-015/glib-CVE-2008-4316.diff
- www.securityfocus.com20090312 rPSA-2009-0045-1 glibhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501766/100/0/threaded
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-738-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-738-1
- secunia.com34560http://secunia.com/advisories/34560
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090317 Re: [oCERT-2008-015] glib and glib-predecessor heap overflowshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/16/2
- secunia.com38794http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- lists.vmware.com[security-announce] 20100303 VMSA-2010-0004 ESX Service Console and vMA third party updateshttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:080http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:080
- wiki.rpath.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0045
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11401https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11401
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-2688https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01113.html
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20090312 [oCERT-2008-015] glib and glib-predecessor heap overflowshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/12/2
- www.securityfocus.com34100http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34100
- secunia.com34854http://secunia.com/advisories/34854
- www.securityfocus.com20090312 [oCERT-2008-015] glib and glib-predecessor heap overflowshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501712/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com34267http://secunia.com/advisories/34267
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2009:0336http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0336.html
- secunia.com38833http://secunia.com/advisories/38833
- www.securitytracker.com1021884http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021884
- www.debian.orgDSA-1747http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1747
- secunia.com34317http://secunia.com/advisories/34317
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2009:026http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00014.html
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-2657http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00744.html
- secunia.com34416http://secunia.com/advisories/34416
- svn.gnome.orghttp://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/glib?view=revision&revision=7973
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:8360https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8360
- secunia.com34404http://secunia.com/advisories/34404
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comglib-gbase64-bo(49272)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49272
- secunia.com34890http://secunia.com/advisories/34890
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-0528http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
- www.ocert.orghttp://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-015.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- glib2.0 Fixed in 2.20.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- glib2.0 Fixed in 2.20.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- glib2.0 Fixed in 2.20.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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