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CVE-2008-1670

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1670 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the KHTML progressive PNG image loader, affecting KDE 4.0.x up to 4.0.3. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code through a crafted image. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is considered critical due to its network attack vector, medium complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0476 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-1670Critical

kdelibs: Buffer overflow in KHTML's image loader

Apr 26, 2008

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
secunia.com / advisories/29980
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/42038
kde.org / info/security/advisory-20080426-1.txt
securityfocus.com / bid/28937
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1371/references