HIGH
libpng: "png_handle_tEXt()" memory leak vulnerability - DoS (memory exhaustion) via a crafted PNG file.
Published Feb 20, 2009
7.1
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.31%
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.
Affected products
No data.
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
We do not consider a crash of a client application linked to libpng to be a security issue. None of the applications that use libpng are at any risk of causing a denial of service in a meaningful way.
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.
7.1 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.31% 0.02313
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02313
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
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Percentile over time
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- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02313) | 82.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02313) | 81.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.68% (0.02682) | 84.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.34% (0.04337) | 81.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.72% (0.01722) | 81.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.28% (0.01279) | 86.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 1.32% (0.01322) | 86.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2024 | 1.22% (0.01224) | 85.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.22% (0.01224) | 83.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (20)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32418 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34265 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34320 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34388 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-28.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=635463&group_id=5624 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=635837 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0046 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1750 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:133 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501767/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31920 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021104 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2917 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1837 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-6218 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468990 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46115 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6218
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6218
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 20, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 20, 2009
Link CVE-2008-6218
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a