CVE-2008-5101: optipng

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5101 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in optipng. EPSS estimates a 3.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 17-11-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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."

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.