CVE-2008-5101

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-5101
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-11-17 18:18:47 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the BMP reader in OptiPNG 0.6 and 0.6.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image, related to an "array overflow."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Optipng Optipng 0.6 All All All
Application Optipng Optipng 0.6.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
OptiPNG Home Page af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 optipng.sourceforge.net Patch
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Download OptiPNG from SourceForge.net af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 prdownloads.sourceforge.net Exploit
OptiPNG BMP Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
#505399 - SA32651: OptiPNG BMP Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
SourceForge.net: OptiPNG: Files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Patch
oss-security - CVE Request -- OptiPNG af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
OptiPNG: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:006 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
OptiPNG BMP Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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