CVE-2008-6218

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…

published February 20, 2009

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
83.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02313 · 83.3th percentile
Published
2009-02-20T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 FEB 17:00Z
    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…
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