CVE-2008-5907

The png_check_keyword function in pngwutil.c in libpng before 1.0.42, and 1.2.x before 1.2.34, might allow context-dependent attackers to set the value of an…

published January 15, 2009

CVSS
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EPSS
3%
Percentile
84.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The png_check_keyword function in pngwutil.c in libpng before 1.0.42, and 1.2.x before 1.2.34, might allow context-dependent attackers to set the value of an arbitrary memory location to zero via vectors involving creation of crafted PNG files with keywords, related to an implicit cast of the '\0' character constant to a NULL pointer. NOTE: some sources incorrectly report this as a double free vulnerability.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02558 · 84.9th percentile
Published
2009-01-15T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 JAN 17:00Z
    The png_check_keyword function in pngwutil.c in libpng before 1.0.42, and 1.2.x before 1.2.34, might allow context-dependent attackers to set the value of an…
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