HIGH
OptiPNG: Buffer overflow in BMP image handling reader
Published Nov 17, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.99%
Description
Buffer 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."
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.99% 0.03990
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03990
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.99% (0.03990) | 90.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.99% (0.03990) | 89.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.27% (0.02265) | 83.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 72.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 71.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 67.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00394) | 69.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 82.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 81.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 63.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (16)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505399 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/12/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://optipng.sourceforge.net/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/optipng/optipng-0.6.1.1.diff?download x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32651 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34259 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-01.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=639631&group_id=151404 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32248 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3108 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5101 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=471206 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46519 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5101
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5101
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 17, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 17, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5101
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a