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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-1382 · published 14 April 2008

CVE-2008-1382: Libpng vulnerability

LLibpng · Libpng

libpng 1.0.6 through 1.0.32, 1.2.0 through 1.2.26, and 1.4.0beta01 through 1.4.0beta19 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a PNG file with zero length "unknown" chunks, which trigger an access of uninitialized memory.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.5% · top 7.5% CWE-189 · CWE-189
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
5.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
116References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

libpng 1.0.6 through 1.0.32, 1.2.0 through 1.2.26, and 1.4.0beta01 through 1.4.0beta19 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a PNG file with zero length "unknown" chunks, which trigger an access of uninitialized memory.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://libpng.sourceforge.net/Advisory-1.2.26.txt
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29678
http://secunia.com/advisories/29792 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29957
http://secunia.com/advisories/29992
http://secunia.com/advisories/30009
http://secunia.com/advisories/30157
http://secunia.com/advisories/30174
http://secunia.com/advisories/30402
http://secunia.com/advisories/30486
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882
http://secunia.com/advisories/33137
http://secunia.com/advisories/34152
http://secunia.com/advisories/34388
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
http://secunia.com/advisories/35258
http://secunia.com/advisories/35302
http://secunia.com/advisories/35386
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-15.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-10.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.541247
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0151
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1750
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:156
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-003.html
http://www.osvdb.org/44364
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0333.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490823/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491424/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503912/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28770
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019840

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-1382), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.