Description
Memory leak in the png_handle_tEXt 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.
Published: 2009-02-20
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: 2.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1750-1 New libpng packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-6188 Memory leak in the png_handle_tEXt 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:20:25.536Z

Reserved: 2009-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6218

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-20T17:30:03.157

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-6218

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-10-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-6218 - Bugzilla

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