CVE-2008-3964: Medium severity libp2p vulnerability

Published Sep 10, 2008
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Updated

Multiple off-by-one errors in libpng before 1.2.32beta01, and 1.4 before 1.4.0beta34, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or have unspecified other impact via a PNG image with crafted zTXt chunks, related to (1) the pngpushreadzTXt function in pngread.c, and possibly related to (2) pngtest.c.

Affected Software

34 affected components
libpng LIBPNG<1.2.32
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta10
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta11
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta12
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta13
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta14
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta15
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta16
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta17
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta18
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta19
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta20
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta21
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta22
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta23
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta24
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta25
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta26
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta27
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta28
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta29
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta3
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta30
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta31
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta32
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta33
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta4
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta5
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta6
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta7
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta8
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta9

Event History

Sep 10, 2008
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3964?

CVE-2008-3964 has a moderate severity level due to its potential to cause denial of service (crash) in affected systems.

2

How do I fix CVE-2008-3964?

To fix CVE-2008-3964, upgrade to libpng version 1.2.32 or later, or 1.4.0beta34 or later.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2008-3964?

CVE-2008-3964 affects versions of libpng prior to 1.2.32beta01 and 1.4 up to 1.4.0beta33.

4

What type of attack is possible with CVE-2008-3964?

CVE-2008-3964 allows context-dependent attackers to craft PNG images that can result in application crashes.

5

Is CVE-2008-3964 still a concern today?

While CVE-2008-3964 was disclosed in 2008, it remains a concern for systems that use outdated versions of libpng.

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