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Memory leak in the png_handle_tEXt function in pngrutil.c...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 2, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Memory leak in the png_handle_tEXt function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.33 rc02 and 1.4.0 beta36 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a crafted PNG file.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 20, 2009
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Last updated Feb 2, 2023

Severity

High

EPSS score

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(88th percentile)

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2008-6218

GHSA ID

GHSA-8p6q-rjmr-6gp9

Source code

No known source code

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