CVE-2008-1382 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in libpng versions 1.0.6 through 1.0.32, 1.2.0 through 1.2.26, and 1.4.0beta01 through 1.4.0beta19. Attackers can trigger a crash and potentially execute arbitrary code by providing a specially crafted PNG file containing zero-length "unknown" chunks, leading to uninitialized memory access. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, allowing for potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community or media discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.0.6:a:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.0.6:d:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.0.6:e:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.0.6:f:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.0.6:g:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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