CVE-2008-6218: High severity libpng LIBPNG vulnerability

Published Feb 20, 2009
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Updated

Memory leak in the pnghandletEXt 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.

Affected Software

243 affected components
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta6
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta24
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta29
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.14
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.23-beta01
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta14
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.20-rc6
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.22-beta2-1.2.21
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.26-beta02
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta33
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-rc2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.33
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.17-rc2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.23-beta01-1.2.22
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.11-beta3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.16
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.0-beta4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.10-beta3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.22-beta4-1.2.21
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.8-rc5
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.29
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.8-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.26
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.1-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta32
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.20-rc5
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.7
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.15-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.16-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.5-beta3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta11
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.0-beta5
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.22-beta4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.24-rc01
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.5-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.26-beta04
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.2-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta7
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta12
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.25-beta04
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.8-beta3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.20-rc2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.23-beta02
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta22
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.5-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.17-rc3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.3-rc6
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.1-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.22
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.21-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.26-beta06
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta26
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.1-beta3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.9-beta5
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.22-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.17-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.22-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.9-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.22-rc1-1.2.21
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.10-beta6
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta5
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.0
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.20-beta03
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.21-rc2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.10-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta18
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.4-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.24-beta01-1.2.23
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.2-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.10-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.6-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.23-beta02-1.2.22
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.27
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.2-beta4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.7-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta28
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.9-beta3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.18
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.3-rc4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.11-rc2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.21
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.24-beta03-1.2.23
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.21-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.20-rc3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.23-rc01-1.2.22
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.6-rc5
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.0-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.8-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.20-rc4
libpng LIBPNG=1.4.0-beta36
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.2-beta6
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta23
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-rc4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.30
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.5-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.13-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.20
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.17-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.15-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta21
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.15-rc2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.22-beta3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.13-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.20-beta04
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.24-beta02
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.23-beta05
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.10
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.6-rc3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.11-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.25-rc01
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta15
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.22-beta3-1.2.21
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.9-beta8
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.24-beta03
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta17
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.15-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.16-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.3-rc5
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.8-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.11-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.24-beta02-1.2.23
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.25-rc02
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.8
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.6-rc4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.32
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-rc5
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.4-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.14-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.26-beta01
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.6-beta3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.11-rc5
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.1-rc2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.15-beta4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.23-beta03
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.28
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.15
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.13
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.3-rc2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.1-beta4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-rc3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.14-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.9-beta7
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.22-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.9-beta6
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.17
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.26-beta05
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.2-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.10-beta4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.0-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta27
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.5-rc2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.21-rc3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.23-beta04
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.20-beta01
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.8-rc4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta10
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.15-beta5
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.2-beta3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.26-rc01
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.3-rc3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.11-beta4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.10-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.11
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.13-rc2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta8
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.8-beta4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.14-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.23
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.15-rc3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.25-beta06
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta30
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.5
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.23-beta03-1.2.22
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.6-rc2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.8-rc3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.25-beta05
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.23-beta04-1.2.22
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.25-beta03
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.15-beta6
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.4-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.24-beta01
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta31
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.0-beta3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.6-beta4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.20-beta02
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.2-beta5
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.21-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.17-rc4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.9-beta4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.6
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.7-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.4-beta3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.31
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.25-beta02
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta13
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.24-rc01-1.2.23
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.11-rc3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.10-beta7
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.10-rc3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.15-rc4
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.9-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.9-beta9
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.15-rc5
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.9
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.8-beta5
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.1-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.25-beta01
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.8-rc2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.26-beta03
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.20-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.10-rc2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta19
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.5-rc3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.6-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.17-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.3-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.10-beta5
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.15-beta3
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.0-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.9-beta10
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta25
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.6-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.24
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta9
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.23-rc01
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.25
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.23-beta05-1.2.22
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.16-rc1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-rc6
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.11-beta1
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta20
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.9-beta2
libpng LIBPNG=1.2.19-beta16

Remediation

Patch Available

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=635463&group_id=5624

Patch Available

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=635837

Event History

Feb 20, 2009
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:30 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6218?

CVE-2008-6218 has a severity rating indicating that it can lead to denial of service due to memory exhaustion.

2

How do I fix CVE-2008-6218?

To mitigate CVE-2008-6218, upgrade to libpng version 1.2.33 rc02 or later.

3

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2008-6218?

CVE-2008-6218 is classified as a memory leak vulnerability.

4

Which versions of libpng are affected by CVE-2008-6218?

CVE-2008-6218 affects libpng versions before 1.2.33 rc02 and 1.4.0 beta36.

5

What can attackers use CVE-2008-6218 to achieve?

Attackers can exploit CVE-2008-6218 to cause a denial of service through a specially crafted PNG file.

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