CVE-2008-5101
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."
02 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."
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
- 3.99% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.0% 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
- Important. 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
- 2008-11-17 18:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:40Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-11-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 44584ddb87fd176cb030171e1b8b1b9535016e7082cb07dad6b8c81eab7aff7a
05 Affected products
06 References
- prdownloads.sourceforge.nethttp://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/optipng/optipng-0.6.1.1.diff?download
- secunia.com34259http://secunia.com/advisories/34259
- optipng.sourceforge.nethttp://optipng.sourceforge.net/
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20081112 CVE Request -- OptiPNGhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/12/1
- www.securityfocus.com32248http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32248
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2009:006http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200812-01http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-01.xml
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-3108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3108
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505399
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comoptipng-bmpreader-bo(46519)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46519
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=639631&group_id=151404
- secunia.com32651http://secunia.com/advisories/32651
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- optipng Fixed in 0.6.1.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- optipng Fixed in 0.6.1.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- optipng Fixed in 0.6.1.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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