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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...

7.1 High

CVE-2008-6218 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Libpng, published February 20, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.31%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.1 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
2.31%EPSS, 83rd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.31%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libpng
Debian:4.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1.2.15~beta5-1+etch2, plus listed versions
1.2.15~beta5-1
1.2.15~beta5-1+etch2
libpng
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1.2.27-2+lenny2, plus listed versions
1.2.27-2
1.2.27-2+lenny2

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.1

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.

Record
CVE-2008-6218
CVSS 2.0
7.1 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-6218
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6188No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-6188
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8p6q-rjmr-6gp9No score

Memory leak in the png_handle_tEXt function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.33 rc02 and 1.4.0...

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.

Record
GHSA-8p6q-rjmr-6gp9
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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